The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has expressed concerns about Ghana’s economic future following the swearing-in of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Finance Minister.
John Darko said the Finance Minister’s employment history does not reflect the necessary credentials to manage the country’s economic affairs.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, January 22, John Darko questioned Dr. Forson’s ability to effectively fulfill his mandate when there are unanswered questioned about his employment history.
“You and I will have to watch this space for the next 24 months, I believe in the next two years, this country, if care is not taken, we are going to face some difficulties. The Finance Minister, his record as a Member of Parliament looks impeccable but his record as somebody who can manage the Finance Ministry, I believe is next to nothing.
“Because his employment history tells it all. The only company he has worked in and said he was a director, is this company in the UK and it turns out that the information he provided is wrong. It turns out that that company has actually been liquidated and you are going to get this person to run your Ministry of Finance. It is a big issue and Ghanaians must ask questions.”
Ato Forson and five others were sworn-in by President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday and was tasked to fight to curb inflation, the Cedi depreciation, rising debt levels and a host of other macroeconomic challenges confronting Ghana.
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