Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta says he understands the pain and suffering being experienced by Ghanaians.
"Everything we have sought to do was to make the life of the Ghanaian better. We have been focused on this vision to improve lives and in the first 4 years, our efforts were leading to the realization of the vision," he said..
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, appearing before Parliament’s Ad-hoc committee probing the Minority’s censure motion against him, acknowledged "that our economy is facing difficulties and the people of Ghana are enduring hardships" and that he feels "the pain".
"As the person President Akufo-Addo has put in charge of this economy, I feel the pain personally, professionally and in my soul. I see and feel the terrible impact of rising prices of goods and services on the lives and livelihoods of ordinary Ghanaians. I feel the stress of running a business, but it is the strength and perseverance of the Ghanaian people that inspire me and my colleagues in government every morning. That is what gives me the strength to press on to find solutions and relief for Ghanaians to the myriad of problems that our country and the rest of the world are facing especially since March 2020," he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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I’m surprised that Ofori-Atta still want to be the finance minister at all cost just like Nana Addo wanted to be a president by hook or crook? He should not put the blame on Covid-19 and Russia Ukraine war because Ghana is not the only country affected by these crisis. Compare the Ghana Cedi to countries like Zambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and others from January to date and see if he’s managed the economy in a more sustainable manner. If our currency has deteriorated substantially against our peers in Africa then it means there’s a fundamental problem with our economy. Nobody should tell me that economies of countries like Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia are better than Ghana in terms of resources? It’s the way they economy has been mismanaged over the period. I’m a finance professional so I know what I’m talking about. It’s about the way we have applied our cash flows from 2020 to 2021 that has brought us where we are. I believe substantial amounts of our national reserves has been fraudulently transferred outside the country without a corresponding asset (inflows) that has landed is where we are. The finance minister and the governor of BoG should be held responsible for this. Ken Ofori-Atta is very smart in these offshore transactions. Otherwise, I can’t see how all of a sudden Ghana is grounding into a halt.
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