Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s finance minister, has cautioned against “witch hunting and entrapment” entering Ghana’s body politics.
Speaking to the eight-person Ad-hoc Committee on Friday, Mr. Ofori-Atta asserted that the best way to strengthen the country is to be nationalistic in topics of national interest.
“Let us all work as a country to support our labour negotiations and find solutions to the impacts in Parliament and rise above witch hunting and entrapment. These are not nobbling and progressive for a society seeking transformation.
“Hon. Co-chairs Ghana is a resilient country and Ghana has faced economic challenges since independence and come through each of them stronger and better than before. God willing we shall come out of these difficult times too. Ghana will and must rise again.”
In his opening remarks, the Finance Minister brought up the issue while addressing the claims made in the minority censure motion.
However, Mr. Ofori Atta expressed regret to Ghanaians for the suffering brought on by the nation’s economic problems.
The troubled Minister claims that he genuinely empathizes with Ghanaians and is completely aware of their struggles.
“…Today, I acknowledge that our economy is facing difficulties and the people of Ghana are enduring hardship. As a person President Akufo-Addo has put in charge of this economy, I feel the pain personally, professionally, and in my soul. I see and feel the terrible impact of the rising prices of goods and services on the lives and livelihoods of ordinary Ghanaians.
“I feel the stress of running a business but it is the strength and perseverance of the Ghanaian people that inspire me and my colleagues in government every day. That is what gives me the hope to press on to find solutions and relief for Ghanaians from the myriad of problems that our country and the rest of the world are facing especially since March 2020. Let me use this opportunity to say to the Ghanaian people what I believe will encourage every Finance Minister around the world may wish to say to their people now. I am truly sorry,” Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta said when he appeared before an Ad hoc Committee investigating a censure motion against him in Parliament on Friday.