Tullow Tax Victory: Patrick Yaw Boamah Says Credit Must Go To Godfred Dame And All Who Helped.
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central Hon. Patrick Yaw Boamah, has called for credit to be given to former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame and all those who contributed to Ghana’s successful defence of the tax arbitration case brought against the country by Tullow Ghana Limited.
According to Mr. Boamah, a substantial part of the arbitration proceedings was undertaken before 2025, during the tenure of the former Attorney-General.
He said Tullow filed its Request for Arbitration in February 2023, after which Ghana filed its response and counterclaim, nominated its arbitrator and challenged the arbitrator nominated by Tullow.
The MP said the ICC Secretariat subsequently upheld Ghana’s objection, leading Tullow to nominate a new arbitrator.
He further noted that in May 2023, the Attorney-General appointed Washington-based law firm Foley Hoag LLP to represent Ghana in the tax arbitration.
Mr. Boamah said Ghana later filed its Statement of Defence in September 2024, supported by witness statements from four factual and legal witnesses, before Tullow filed its reply in January 2025.
He argued that these and several other procedural steps taken between 2023 and 2025 were important to Ghana’s defence of the case and helped put the country on the course to the eventual victory.
He therefore called for credit to be given to former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame and all those who contributed to Ghana’s successful defence of the arbitration.
Mr. Boamah also raised concerns about settlement discussions between the Government of Ghana and Tullow after the NDC administration assumed office in June 2025.
According to him, the two sides had reached proposed terms of settlement involving about 150 million US dollars to resolve two disputes involving Tullow and the Ghana Revenue Authority.
He claimed that lawyers within the Ministry of Finance intervened before the proposed settlement could be concluded.
Mr. Boamah said the eventual outcome should recognise the contributions of all individuals and institutions involved in protecting Ghana’s interests throughout the arbitration process.
He stressed that credit must be given to all those who helped Ghana achieve the outcome in the Tullow tax arbitration.
Story by Bismark Mensah@A/R.
