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Ex-President sends Ameri Group to Namibia for energy deals
The former Ghanaian leader is said to have travelled to Namibia as an advocate of the African Development Bank and brought two men representing the sheikh of Dubai to Namibia - seeking to clinch possible energy deals.
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The former Ghanaian leader is said to have travelled to Namibia as an advocate of the African Development Bank and brought two men representing the sheikh of Dubai, owner of Ameri Group, to Namibia - seeking to clinch possible energy deals.
Award-winning Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (VG) which has been following the story for two years, revealed that Mr Mahama this July entered into a cooperative arrangement with the sheikh’s company.
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“This July, Mahama travelled to the Namibian capital, Windhoek, with employees of the ‘private office’ of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmouk al Maktoum of Dubai, United Arab Emirates,” the newspaper said.
According to the newspaper, he later held a meeting Namibian President Hage Geingob where he is said to have appeared with two men – Ameri Group CEO Maher Al Alili, who is also CEO of the sheikh’s private office and Mustafa Ahmed, who left behind a business card in Namibia embossed with the logo of the sheikh’s office.
When the VG reached out to the Namibia’s presidential spokesman, Albertous Aocham, he disclosed that Mahama himself set up the meeting in Namibia and arranged for the sheikh’s representatives to join him.
“The two gentlemen were introduced by Mr John Mahama (as working for) The Private Office of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmook al Maktoum. They were introduced as Mr Mustafa Ahmed and Mr Maher Al Alili. The names of the two gentlemen or the name of the company were not mentioned in the letter from former President Mahama," Aocham said.
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He continued: “Among his delegation were these two gentlemen, as well as the former ambassador of Ghana to Namibia, Alhaji A. R. Haruna.
“Mahama informed President Geingob that he was in Namibia in his capacity as an AfDB (African Development Bank) advocate for African energy self-sufficiency, and brought UAE representatives to Namibia after they identified the country as one of the most attractive destinations for electricity infrastructure investments."
VG said it reached out to the office of the Mr Mahama for comments but was told the ex-president was unavailable to answer the newspaper’s queries.
His special adviser, Joyce Mogtari Bawa, said to VG: “Of course. Mr Mahama sees any request that arrives. I am telling you he is not available, and that I will get back to you if he becomes available, the special advisor told VG in mid-October.”
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When the Norwegian newspaper inquired why queries sent to Mr Mahama had not been answered, Joyce Bawa quipped: “He has no obligation to give you an interview. You can’t force Mr Mahama to talk to you. Can you force the King of Norway to give you an interview?
It will be recalled that VG in 2015 reported that the Ameri power deal with Ghana was overpriced.
It further reported that Umar Farooq, who was a directot of Ameri power, was being pursued by the authorities in Norway as well as Interpol for organised crime, including money laundering.
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