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Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has rejected calls for the sacking of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as advocated by former President John Dramani Mahama. According to him, the Ofori-Atta had shown creativity in his management of the economy and instead of harsh critique, what he required was the support of all Ghanaians. …

In May, 2022, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, reiterated government’s stance on going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. According to him, government was committed to not returning to the IMF because interventions and policies had been put in place to ensure sufficient macroeconomic gains for the local economy …

  President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the minister of finance to commence official engagements with the International Monetary Fund.This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah on Friday, July 1, 2022.According to the statement, the finance minister has …

Omanhene Kwabena Asante, a journalist with Accra-based Adom TV has called on Parliament to discipline Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. His call comes on the back of the Minister’s failure last week to appear before Parliament to account for the use of COVID-19 funds. “I will beg Parliament to discipline the …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu in the Northern Region, Hon A.B.A. Fuseini says Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s failure to appear before Parliament is “becoming annoying”. “Who does he think he is?” he questioned in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie. Mr Ofori-Atta has for the second time, …

All parliamentary business concerning the finance ministry has been put on hold by Speaker Alban Bagbin over the minister’s failure to show up in parliament on Thursday, 16 June 2022 to brief the house on some issues within his ministry. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta was scheduled to answer 16 questions and deliver an important statement …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP, has stated that Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister’s interview on GTV’s Talking Point on Sunday, June 12, was “an unmitigated disaster”. According to him, the Minister, who was speaking about the recent controversies surrounding the 5000-seater National Cathedral, failed to justify why the government is …

The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta says government will find the resources to fund the controversial national Cathedral because it will pay off in the long run. According to him, poverty should not drive the nation to shun its religiosity. “At any point in time when these buildings were built …

Ghanaian artiste, Bright Ackwerh, has shaken the political status quo of the nation with a sketch that describes the current state of the nation. The artwork which was shared on the artist’s Instagram account was captioned “NATIONAL CATHEDRAL CLUB. Nothing to see here just a couple of Christian show boys …

Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, Member of Parliament for Asawase and Minority Chief Whip, has accused the Majority in Parliament of making Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister a tin god. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express show, the one-time Sports Minister bemoaned that several attempts to get the Finance Minister to the floor of Parliament …