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When I initially thought about writing this piece, I planned to quote and refer to several Sections in the Nation Petroleum Authority Act 2006, Act 695 but I am now left confused as to which to quote.  I now understand why Senyo Hosi who is Chief Executive for Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributing Companies was shocked at the claims the representative for ZupOil was making in his only media engagement. What started as concerns over the impropriety of the sale of 5 million litres of purportedly contaminated fuel has become a mind blowing saga largely because of the way the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Energy have handled it. It became even more shocking when the President at his press engagement sought to justify the stance the two authorities have taken on the matter by jumping on the "non-existence of regulation" argument. From my understanding, "non-existence of regulation" argument means that Act 695 is silent on what to do in such ...

In anticipation of the decision of the Court of Appeal on whether Lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu should continue his private practice whiles his appeal pends, I will like to share with you my understanding of the General legal Council's stance on the issue. The GLC is strongly opposed to this attempt by Francis Xavier Sosu which is in the form of a stay of execution that lawyers for the embattled human rights practitioner. Before I move on to the GLC's arguments, let me briefly highlight the basis for the application filed by his lawyer Sosu's counsel, Samuel Cudjoe. The first basis for the application by Samuel Cudjoe is that their appeal is likely to succeed because the GLC made the same error that got a similar ban overturned by the Court of Appeal in a landmark case. This is because of the description lawyer Sosu's actions as grave professional misconduct. Samuel Cudjoe opines that the charge of grave professional misconduct does not exist in the Legal Profession ...