{"id":20092,"date":"2021-04-29T08:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T08:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=20092"},"modified":"2021-04-29T08:48:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T08:48:07","slug":"airteltigo-staff-management-excited-over-govt-purchase-ursula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=20092","title":{"rendered":"AirtelTigo Staff, Management excited over gov\u2019t purchase \u2013 Ursula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minister for Communications and Digitisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekulful, says staff and management of AirtelTigo are excited over the purchase of the company by the government of Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to her, the workers who hitherto were uncertain about their future with the company have now been assured of job security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe vendors were confident that government will be able to handle the assets they were leaving behind. They didn\u2019t want to sell but for circumstances led to it. The staff and management at Airtel-Tigo are happy about the purchase because the uncertainty was killing them,\u201d she told Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also reiterated her claim the purchase did not exceed one dollar&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/starrfm.com.gh\/2021\/04\/ursula-sam-george-spar-on-social-media-over-airteltigo-purchase\/\">despite the claims<\/a>&nbsp;of lawmaker Sam George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe bought Airtel-Tigo for $1. I signed the contract so I don\u2019t know where the $25m is coming from. There\u2019s only one truth about Airtel-Tigo and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of Ghana last week signed an agreement with telecommunications company AirtelTigo for the transfer of ownership to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V., MIC Africa B.V signed the transfer after they concluded negotiations to transfer the shares of the company to the Ghana government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transfer of ownership comes after AirtelTigo in June 2020 announced its decision to exit the Ghanaian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This agreement transfers all customers, assets, and agreed liabilities of AirtelTigo to the government of Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe consider this a positive step as it adds to the growing portfolio of digital infrastructure assets being utilized by the government,\u201d Communication Minister Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful stated after the signing of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ghana\/Starrfm.com.gh\/103.5FM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister for Communications and Digitisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekulful, says staff and management of AirtelTigo are excited over the purchase of the company by the government of Ghana. 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