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Akufo-Addo orders Ofori-Atta to go to IMF

  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 …

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‘The impunity is too much’ – Parliament must discipline Ofori-Atta – Omanhene

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 …

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We’ll ‘deal’ with you – A.B.A. Fuseini warns Ofori-Atta

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, …

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No Covid fund accountability, no MoF business in parliament – Bagbin to Ofori-Atta

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 …

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‘Let us fear God’ – Ablakwa tells Ofori-Atta after GTV interview

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 …

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We’ll fund National Cathedral; it will pay off – Ofori-Atta

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 …

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Artist causes a stir with Akufo-Addo and Ofori-Atta sketch

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 …

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Majority have made Ken Ofori-Atta a ‘tin god’ – Muntaka

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 …

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Parliament shoots down €75m loan as Bagbin summons Ofori-Atta over COVID funds

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has summoned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to appear before the House with details of all funds received and used in the name of Covid-19. The directive followed the shooting down of a 75 million Euros loan agreement between the government of Ghana and European …

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Akufo-Addo, Ofori Panin planning Ghana’s perpetual takeover – Ohene Agyekum alleges

Diplomat and former Ambassador of Ghana to several countries including America and Canada, Daniel Ohene Agyekum, has issued a stern caution to Ghanaians about what he calls an agenda led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some tribesmen of Kyebi to stage a well-calculated agenda for perpetual capture of the …

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