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The Majority in Parliament has agreed to a plea by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to have his ministers at the Finance Ministry stay on a little longer despite pressure from the caucus. Some members of the Majority caucus on Tuesday, October 25 demanded the removal of the sector minister, …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister to hold on till Ghana concludes negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).   The President says, terminating the appointment of Mr. Ofori-Atta will disrupt …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on Ghanaians to offer President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo the much-needed support to turn the economy around.   “I want to appeal to Ghanaians to keep faith with the President and his team,” he said. “We know things are tough now but …

The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has described as ‘very disingenuous and most unfortunate’ a comment by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta suggesting that the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) can only be paid if the e-levy is passed.   Mr Ofori-Atta had reiterated the need for Ghanaians to support moves …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta of tampering with economic figures just to make the Akufo-Addo administration look good in the eyes of credit rating agencies.   Mr Mahama noted that the Finance Minister has failed to include liabilities such as the energy …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to put the country’s economy on a sound footing despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of Ofori-Atta at the Jubilee House in Accra on Tuesday, Akufo-Addo said the ravages of COVID-19 on …

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has explained the reason why the Minority in Parliament agreed to approve Ken Ofori-Atta as the Minister of Finance. The decision by the Minority members on the Appointments Committee to approve Mr Ofori-Atta “by consensus” on Monday, March 29 came as a …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament has approved by consensus Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister, Asaase News can confirm. However, the committee wants the nominee to provide further clarification on some four issues it raised during the vetting. The minister-designate appeared before the committee on Thursday 25 March 2021 for four …