“Listening to the honourable Finance Minister, one wonders if he lives in Ghana with us because a lot of the claims he was making, we were really, really dumfounded, utterly shocked” Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says in reaction to the 2018 budget statement read by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The Minister of Finance, on Wednesday, presented the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy Statement of the Government to Parliament with the assurance of building a society with equal opportunities for all Ghanaians for inclusive growth.
The budget, which is on the theme: “Putting Ghana Back to Work”, highlights some achievements recorded by the Government within the past 11 months.
The North Tongu MP speaking to the press wondered if the Finance Minister stays in the country because according to him his (Ofori-Atta) impression of the economy is different from what is actually happening.
“He says that the railway sector has been transformed, where? Which part of Ghana? Can the honorable Finance Minister show us one inch of rail line that has been added to our railway system, just one inch, he should show us, where in Ghana? He says dumsor has been resolved, where? Only last night there was dumsor. Yes you can talk about some improvement because of the investment that the President Mahama administration made. Karpower, Ameri, as we speak, this government has not added 1 megawatt to our power generation.
The honorable Finance Minister says one million dollar per constituency has been achieved, at where? I’m a Member of Parliament, no 1 million dollar has arrived in North Tongu so you wonder if the honorable minister is living with us in Ghana. He says that the Zongo Development Fund, monies have been released that it has been achieved, he says that 1-D-1-F, we promised, we have delivered, at where? Can you point to one district in Ghana, the 216 districts in Ghana, which of them has seen this 1-D-1-F? 1-village-1-dam, he says that we have achieved our promises, at where? The honorable Finance minister should come home and live with us”, he said.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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I NEVER HEARD THE HON. MINISTER SAYING IT HAS BEEN DELIVERED AT THAT PART. "HE SAID IT WILL BE DELIVERED". HE SAID IT HAS BEEN DELIVERD WITH THE NURSES AND TEACHERS TRAINING ALLOWANCE, FREE SHS PAPERLESS PORT, AND OTHERS. MAY BE BECAUSE THE MINORITY IN PARLIAMNET WERE SHOUTING ON TOP OF THEIR VOICES, YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT LAST PART. KINDLY GO AND LISTERN TO IT AGAIN. PUNCH HOLES IN THE BUDGET HE READ BUT PLEASE DONT LIE. WE ALL LISTENED.
C man en teeth like tiger.
this i cant think far ple
Ablakwa EMPTY BARREL always......... Don't disgrace ur wife.
Only a myopic president will appoint you as a deputy minister. That is the terrible mistake Prof Mills made: appointing babies with sharp teeth as deputy ministers, only to scramble for monies.
this okudjeto guy must go back togo, where he originated from.
Yet he became a minister of education
Where in his speech did he make all these claims? You were obviously not listening. Yes dumsor is a thing of the past. Your NDC colleagues are aware and are asking the government to give them credit. Even in America some places did not have light last night. Please Ghanaians are more intelligent than you think to buy into all you are saying
GHANAIANS HATE THE TRUTH, SO THE NPP WILL CONTINUE TO LIE TO THEM............SHINE YOUR EYES
See this deadbrain man, even my 12yr old girl wasn't dumbfounded. No wonder Ghana is at where we are. All u know is loot and share, learn how to reason small wai, Okudzato.