The Appointments Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 25, 2021 vet the Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, Asaaseradio.com has reported. This new date set for his vetting comes after Mr. Ofori-Atta travelled outside the country to receive medical care. The finance minister-designate received his post coronavirus complications recovery from Mayo Clinic in …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta returns home after post-COVID-19 treatment in the US
Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister-nominee, has returned home seeking further medical attention in the United States of America for what was reportedly some complications following his recovery from COVID-19. Ofori-Atta had reportedly tested positive in December last year and the situation grew worse early this year. A report by Asaase …
Read More »Let’s join hands to address challenges in petroleum sector – Ken Ofori-Atta tells industry players
Minister of Finance Nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta has urged players in the petroleum sector to join hands in order to address the challenges there. Speaking at a KPMG post-budget forum, Mr Ofori-Atta stressed the need to collaborate with entities like oil marketing companies to manage issues like leakage in petroleum distribution. He said …
Read More »My doctors are shocked that I’m healing so fast – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta says he is recovering well, and his doctors are surprised at his recovery. This, he has attributed to prayers and Goppd saying, God has been good to him. “For me personally, I guess I would want to reiterate how merciful the Lord has been to me and also …
Read More »Thank you for your earnest prayers – Ofori-Atta breaks silence following post-Covid complications
Minister-designate for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has attributed his recovery to divine intervention as he acknowledges even the doctors felt “someone upstairs” was watching over him. Mr Ofori-Atta had to fly to the United States of America (USA) to seek medical care after suffering post-Covid complications. Virtually joining a post-budget forum organized by …
Read More »2021 Budget: Bawumia replaces Ofori-Atta in Parliament
The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is likely to present the budget statement for the 2021 fiscal year on Friday, March 12, 2021. According to the leader of the majority caucus of parliament Hon. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the health status of the Finance Minister-Designate Ken Ofori-Atta is still not known …
Read More »Akufo-Addo scouts for ‘Ofori-Atta replacement’ to present 2021 budget
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is considering three persons to present the 2021 Budget to parliament next week Friday, March 12, 2021. They are the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Trade Minister-Designate Alan Kyerematen and Dr Owusu-Afriyie Akoto. The leader of the majority caucus disclosed this yesterday March 2, 2021, in Parliament. This …
Read More »REVEALED: Ken Ofori-Atta using his own money for treatment in the US
A staunch member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Fadi Dabbousi has entreated persons commenting on Ken Ofori-Atta’s trip to the US to seek treatment for COVID-19 complications to be minded that he will most likely foot the bills with his own money and not the money of the …
Read More »VIDEO: Mood at Ken Ofori-Atta’s residence after death rumours went viral
Rumours were rife on Monday morning, February 15, 2021, that Ghana’s Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, had passed on hours of his departure to the United States for treatment over some health complications. Following up on this rumour, GhanaWeb had visited his residence earlier to ascertain if there was any merit to …
Read More »Ofori-Atta requests new date for his vetting
Minister-designate for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has written to the Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament to reschedule his vetting on health grounds. The vetting was originally slated for today, Monday February 15,2021. However, in a letter dated February 14, 2021 and addressed to the Chairman of the Appointments Committee …
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