Ghana's power crisis is likely to worsen if the Minority in Parliament carries out its threat to sue government over a tripartite agreement reached between the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), the Electricity Company of Ghana and Karpower International for the deployment of 450 megawatts power ship to Ghana.

The minority insists government cannot hide behind a power crisis they created to violate the country's laws with impunity.

In a "letter of comfort" signed by the Finance Minister Seth Terkper and sighted by Joy News, the GNPC is expected to issue two bank guarantees each costing $50 million to Karpower International.

"By this letter of comfort government commits to respect all international and local investment laws under the PPA," the letter stated in part.

But the Minority is incensed by government's decision to sidestep Parliament in carrying out this transaction.

Speaking to Joy News Member of Parliament for Effutu Alexander Afenyo Markins quoted Article 181 (5) of the constitution which states emphatically that Parliament must give approval for any international commercial transaction entered into by government.

Quoting the recent Supreme Court ruling on Isofoton and Waterville, Afenyo Markins said government cannot proceed with this transaction without involving Parliament.

He did not understand why on a very important case like power crisis, government failed to come before Parliament even under a certificate of urgency for the people's representatives to debate the matter, but on a relatively less important cases like the Kasoa interchange and others, government found the need to recall MPs from holidays to come and peruse those transactions.

Why not this transaction, he asked.

"We are in power crisis situation and the MPs cannot be asked to debate the transaction?

"Can't we ask the Committees on Energy and Finance in Parliament to peruse this transaction and bring it to the plenary for us to debate this issue?

"Let's be serious," he charged.

Afenyo Markins suspects a possible "underhand dealings" by government officials.

He said that will be the only reason why government will seek to sidestep Parliament in carrying through this transaction.

He warned the minority will not sit idle whilst government breaks the law with impunity.

He said they will proceed to the Supreme Court if government remains adamant and acts ultra vares.