Springfield-ENI Unitization: I Wasn’t Energy Minster By Then- Napo to Imani Boss

Former Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has contested claims that he sanctioned the unitization Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (Springfield) and Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Limited (ENI) over the Afina-IX Discovery and the Sankofa Cenomanian Oil Field.

This follows a post by the Vice President of Policy Think-tank, Imani-Africa, Mr. Bright Simons, attributing the directive to the former lawmaker who was also the Vice-Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 Presidential election.

Demanding an apology and retraction, a statement issued by Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo refuted the claim, noting he was at the time the Education Minister.

“In the withdrawal letter signed by current Energy Minister, Hon. John Jinapor, all the unitisation directive letters he referred to were in the year 2020 when Dr. Prempeh was Education Minister.

“In fact, Dr. Prempeh assumed office as Energy Minister on 7th March 2021. Just a careful reading of even the withdrawal letter and recollection of historical facts could have saved Mr. Simons from this avoidable statement of error.”

It is Dr. Prempeh’s considered view that, opinions may be expressed on decisions by the new government on any matter but same must be done with accuracy, circumspection and decorum.

It added, “As a sign of courtesy and good faith, it is thus demanded, that Mr. Simons retracts and apologises to Dr. Prempeh for this wrongful attribution, as same is untrue.”

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini