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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in deep mourning following the tragic passing of Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ejisu Constituency. The nation was shaken by the news of Kumah’s untimely death on March 7, 2024, prompting profound sorrow within …

Vice President and the Flagbarer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogised the late Deputy Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah. The 45-year-old MP died on Thursday, March 7, 2024. He leaves behind his wife and six …

It has been a few days since Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia secured the NPP nomination for election 2024, and already the parlor and guessing game of who will be the vice presidential candidate is well underway. In fact, ink is spilling, and electrons by the millions are energized as pundits, journalists, …

TheDeputy Finance Minister,  Dr. John Kumah has clarified that the government’s educational policy, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, is not taking a toll on the public purse as has been speculated. According to him, the monies spent on Free SHS cannot override the government’s total expenditure on …

A Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has conceded that government might have over-borrowed in its quest to transform the economic fortunes of the country. According to him, it is not wrong for a nation to accrue debt in its developmental journey, however, borrowing must be done judiciously. When asked …

A Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah has dismissed claims by the NDC’s Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency, Cassiel Ato Forson that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has printed ¢22billion and hid it from Parliament.   According to John Kumah, the claims are false, without merit, and without foundation. …

The Member of Parliament for Ejisu, in the Ashanti Region and also Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. John Kumah has said that the construction of the much-talked-about National Cathedral edifice has economic benefits for the country.   The Deputy Minister’s comment is in sharp contrast to claims by critics that …

The Government of Ghana has described as untrue claims that it may not be able to pay salaries of public workers in the coming months if something urgent is not done. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had said last week on the floor of Parliament that information available to him …

The Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu, Hon. Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, has shoot down claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that the country’s major macroeconomic indicates are headed South, stressing that Ghana is not faced with any liquidity challenge that will compromise debt service for …

Government has given a firm assurance that it will not default in its debt obligations despite the rising level of same.   The Deputy Minister of Finance explained that funds are being invested in some productive sectors and projects that will help pay back these loans on time.   Dr …