The Minority in Parliament has disclosed plans to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate businessman Ibrahim Mahama and his company, Engineers & Planners, over their involvement in the takeover of the Damang Mine, as well as the use of his private jet by President John Dramani Mahama.
Addressing journalists in Parliament on Thursday, March 26, members of the Minority Caucus raised concerns about what they described as irregularities and constitutional breaches in the process used to select an investor for the Damang Mine.
According to the Minority, the procedure lacked transparency and fairness, casting doubt on the credibility of the outcome.
They argued that the entire process appeared to have been predetermined, rather than conducted through a genuinely competitive and merit-based selection system.
“The Minority will not accept the government characterisation of this process as competitive. What we see is a winner being arranged and not selected.
“Under Article 287 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, any person may petition CHRAJ to investigate violations of chapter 24 and so the minority is formally considering a joint civil society organisations, professional bodies and concerned citizens on both the private jet and the Damang Mine process as two manifestations of the same constitutional beach.”
