The Minority appears to be rushing to judgement in the issue of the transfer of the Ameri plant to Kumasi and other connected problems, according to Samuel Atta Akyea, chairman of the Parliament's Committee on Mines and Energy.
He claims that the Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has failed to present documents to Parliament outlining the agreement and deciding who would be in charge of the facility.
The Volta River Authority (VRA) should be given control of the Ameri facility, among other reasons, according to the Minority.
The VRA, according to John Abdulai Jinapor, the ranking member on the energy committee of parliament, is capable of staffing the plant and managing its operations just as well as it can.
Mr. Atta Akyea responded to Mr. Jinapor's comments by saying that while the Ranking member is entitled to provide other options, the moment has not yet come.
He urged the Minority to have patience and hold off on engaging in debate until the Minister had a chance to publicly address the topic before the house.
"As for who should manage what and at what expense, that choice will be made by the current administration, but it must first go through Parliament so that we can thoroughly examine all the factors and be certain.
"As a result, I am unable to make that choice as a member of parliament; instead, the Minister of Energy should show there, defend all the problems, and especially address Ranking's worries.
"I admire Ranking's stance on some of these issues, but it appears to me that he has rushed straight to the media without hearing the other viewpoint, which is not what I want when attempting to have a thorough and full grasp of a current problem.
"Half the time we don't listen properly, we need to also hear the representation of the person running the government, and then we'll be able to say no Minister If you don't get your collaboration on what is best for Ghana, it will be very difficult to get your word through Parliament, he warned. "Alternative possibilities are better or the advantages of the alternative options vastly exceed the stance you've adopted.
He stated that he has not yet seen any paperwork pertaining to the agreement and has urged the Ranking Member to wait until that time comes so that the committee can question and dig for more clarification after receiving the materials.
"That's the way to go, in my opinion. But now... As the Chairman of the Committee of Mines and Energy, I am seated here without ever having seen a single paper.
Consequently, why would you want to base your arguments on something that hasn't crystallised? That is tough to accomplish.
"You must see the paper, after which we will carefully review it. If Ghana would be underserved, it will be so clear that it won't pass, he added.