The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has been urged by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader in Parliament, to provide Dr. Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, with documentation pertaining to the sale of its shares in four hotels.

The sale of SSNIT’s stakes in the Elmina Beach Resort, Ridge Royal Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, and Labadi Beach Hotel to Dr. Acheampong’s Rock City Hotel is almost complete.

Concerns over a potential conflict of interest in the sale with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the MP for North Tongu, have been expressed by stakeholders, who have petitioned CHRAJ to look into the transaction.

Afenyo-Markin, however, has urged SSNIT to give the public a thorough explanation of the agreement.

“Let me make this appeal to SSNIT, SSNIT must come out, make the documents available, and speak to it. I mean, they cannot be dodgy. This is not a political matter. I cannot come and speak to it politically, condemn it, or commend it.

“SSNIT must come out, and even not only this decision, [it must] look at all their investments that are failing and explain them to the public.

“I am sure that TUC and other labour unions will understand if these things are explained and they will take away Bryan Acheampong as a person and understand that, let’s not look at the form but at the substance.”