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inance Minister Ken Ofori Atta says government has nothing to hide in the Agyapa Royalties deal. According to him, government is acting in the best interest of the citizenry in the mineral royalties transaction. “When I saw elite capture written in a statement on this issue, it was for me, a very painful thing. I’m very clear that this the ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has clarified that only 12 million cedis out of the 54 million cedis captured in his mid-year budget review presentation was used for provision of hot meals during the Covid-19 lockdown. Many including the minority questioned the amount asking for details following the Minister’s presentation. Mr Ofori-Atta also expressed displeasure over the seeming politicization of ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that despite the significant negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Ghana’s economy, the government is not daunted and will continue with its development agenda. “COVID19 pandemic is far more than a crisis and Ghana’s economy hasn’t been spared. We must not and will not be daunted by this crisis. Government will ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding the resignation or dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Energy Minister Peter Amewu and the dissolution of ECG and MiDA boards over the PDS fiasco. Addressing the media Monday, General Secretary for the party Johnson Asiedu Nketiah accused the Nana Addo administration of attempts to reappropriate shares to cronies through the proposed ...

The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has begun collecting signatures in a bid to recall the House over the “rotten” and “stinking” ECG/PDS deal. The 106 opposition MPs want Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to be hauled before the House to explain how come he and Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, unilaterally and arbitrarily, without recourse to Parliament, varied the agreed terms of ...