Petroleum Exploration and Production bill re-laid before Parliament
15 June 2016 at 22:12The Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, explained that the Bill had to be withdrawn due to certain global developments in the oil and gas industry.___5155053___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___5155053___2016___6___16___0___parliament
The Petroleum Exploration and Production (E&P) bill has been re-laid before Parliament after it was withdrawn last Friday.
But the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) described the withdrawal as an attempt to continuously push oil contracts through the House without the appropriate transparency measures.
According to ACEP, the more the Bill delays, the more oil blocks are being awarded without transparency.
The E&P Bill seeks to ensure that petroleum explorations are conducted in accordance with the principles of good governance, transparency and sustainable development
The <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics/asepa-files-criminal-complaint-against-hawa-koomson/lxzgdf2">Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability</a> (ASEPA) has described as false claims by the government that more than 96 percent of depositors who had their monies locked-up from the banking sector clean-up been paid in full.
A coalition of car and spare parts dealers, clearing agents and artisans have called off a planned demonstration against the ban on the importation of accident cars.
Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said about 15 million Ghanaians now have bank accounts following the implementation of <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/offertory-and-tithe-to-be-paid-through-mobile-money-as-churches-introduce-e-payments/fdz0mhf">mobile money payment</a> interoperability.