Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has slammed those calling for the resignation of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Speaking to host Nana Yaw Kesseh on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme, Hon. Mireku Duker questioned the logic in requesting that the Finance Minister should resign when, to him, Ken Ofori-Atta has done nothing wrong but to work assiduously to better the nation.
He touted some achievements of Ken Ofori-Atta pre-COVID era stressing he was commended for his great management of the finances of the country.
"In 2017, what was the nature of our economy? All over the world, they commended Ghana about how our economy was progressing in 2017 including 2018. All over the world, in Africa, when you looked at how our economy was growing, he was being commended . . . If 2017, he did well. 2018, he performed better and in 2019 as well till we were hit by this global crisis that we all admit . . . now we are blaming the Finance Minister. I don't understand it," he said.
Hon. Mireku Duker chastised the critics stressing "it's for them to tell who should become the Finance Minister" of the country.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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I do not know how the NDC can convince Ghanaians to believe that they have what it takes to transform the economy from the export-orientated raw material-based colonial economy. Ghanaians have come to value the NPP's concerted efforts to transform the Guggisberg exploitive economic order, as outlined in policies such as 1D1F, planting for food, construction of railways, and FHS. The NDC should therefore give us a break and stop pulling our legs for its failed and incompetent policies, if it ever had any at all. Ken Ofori-Ata is one of the best finance ministers Ghana has ever had. He can comfortably account for the numerous infrastructure developments taking place currently by pointing his fingers at them. The challenges the economy of Ghana has been facing since our independence are structural in nature and need well thought out policies to transform it. It is therefore instructive for Ghanaians to note that the NDC as a political party has been given more chances than any political party in Ghana to transform the unproductive nature of the raw material-export driven economy to an industrial-based productive economy. Till today, you can hardly point a finger at a policy designed and implemented by the NDC administration to change the status quo