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Ken Thompson, former Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has expressed his disappointment in former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s management of Ghana’s economy, particularly criticizing the government’s excessive borrowing. In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, March 25, Thompson recounted his earlier warnings to Ofori-Atta about the looming economic crisis if ...

Former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against DSP Bismark Boakye Ansah and Chief Inspector Mensah, also known as Sir Mensah, for trespassing and violating his right to privacy. The lawsuit follows an incident on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, when a group of individuals, including some in military and police uniforms, allegedly raided his residence in ...

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 ...