The authorities's spokesperson and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase Ayirebi have rubbished requires the sacking of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta following authorities's choice to handover the financial system to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Prior to the passage of the E-levy, pinnacle authorities officials, along with Dr. Bawumia and the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta had indicated strongly that the authorities might by no means go back to the IMF for any monetary help irrespective of the country’s financial situations impressing on Ghanaians to assist the arguable E-levy because the panacea.
For instance, in one of the NPP metropolis corridor meetings, Mr. Ofori-Atta as soon as indicated that going returned to the IMF for similarly help may have dire effects at the financial system of Ghana.
“The effects are dire, we're a proud nation, we've got the resources, we've got the capacity. We aren't short-sighted,” Mr. Ken Ofori has stated.
He become mentioned to have additionally stated that “Whatever we do, we aren't going to the IMF. We are a proud Nation. We have the resources. We have the capacity. We are the Joshuas and Calebs. Don't pay attention to the ones Pharisees and Sadducees speakme approximately IMF. We have the men!”
Months after the e-levy were passed, the fund had failed woefully to generate the predicted sales to shore up the sinking financial system, President Akufo-Addo remaining week directed the finance minister to quick attain out to the IMF for a bailout.
Despite the pressure, the Information Minister speakme on 'The Probe' at the Accra-primarily based totally JoyNews on Sunday, July 3, 2022, monitored with the aid of using Modernghana News stated Finance Minister's feedback of now no longer going to IMF do now no longer justify his sacking.
Accordin to Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, Ken Ofori Atta has already carried out higher earlier than the covid-19 pandemic struck.
“If you have a take a observe the phrase that our finance minister has led us to do withinside the first component earlier than those pandemics hit us, it'll now no longer assist that argument due to the fact he become to start with of the view that we will try this domestically. He must be fired? I don’t suppose so,” he emphasised.
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