Source: newsthemegh.com
President Akufo-Addo has set a meeting with Organised Labour for Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to discuss the contentious sale of SSNIT hotels, following the “Hands Off Our Hotel” demonstration.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the member of parliament for North Tongu, revealed this revelation on Saturday, June 22, in an interview with TV3’s KeyPoints.
“Organised Labour has informed me that the President has invited them to a meeting on the 25th of this month, which is Tuesday, I’m so disappointed in this President that he has taken so long to intervene in this scandalous matter and just stop this rot.” Mr. Ablakwa disclosed, voicing his hope that the gathering would not serve as a means of convincing Organized Labour to soften their stance against the sale.
Concerns over SSNIT’s plan to sell Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong 60% of its ownership in a number of hotels, including Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Beach Hotel, Ridge Royal Hotel, and Busua Beach Hotel, are intensifying in the wake of the president’s invitation.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who organized a “Hands Off Our Hotels” event on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, to deliver a petition to the President requesting that he stop the sale, made revelations about this situation that brought it to light.
Mr. Ablakwa expressed concerns regarding the fitness of Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City properties and the planned buyer, stating that the business is already losing money and is unable to oversee the other properties.
He said that Rock City had failed to file its tax returns for 2022, based on documents he had obtained from the Ghana Revenue Authority.
Bryan Acheampong responded by disputing these claims and putting Ablakwa under pressure to turn over the purported documents that were allegedly intercepted from the GRA.