Ken Ofori-Atta not completely gone; set to be appointed Presidential Advisor on Economy
Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is set to be named a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo on all matters relating to the economy.
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A report by Asaase News further corroborates this, adding that Ken Ofori-Atta “will also serve as the president’s special envoy on international investment and the capital markets”.
Ofori Atta was Ghana’s longest serving finance minister despite facing tough times and calls for his dismissal by some members of Ghana’s parliament.
On October 25, 2022, some 80 NPP MPs demanded Ofori Atta’s resignation over the bad state of the economy; this was reiterated by the NDC parliamentary caucus in February 2023.
Their calls for resignation were, however, rejected by President Akufo-Addo, who, at the time, asked for parliament to wait until conversations with the IMF were over.
Social media reactions to the reports of Ofori Atta’s new appointment
JiSome Ghanaian social media users have taken to the internet to express their faux shock that former minister is getting a new government appointment.
Popular economic commentator, Bright Simons posted a screen-grab of the news report with the caption “drama” on his X profile.
Another user commented, “…more advisors, more allowances. Add to the wage [bill] while pursuing additional taxes as the only approach to fiscal consolidation.”
User comment on Ken Ofori-Atta’s reported new appointment as Presidential Advisor
Another user stated that earlier assertions that Ken Ofori Atta was sacked are not true as this new position is an elevation “in the sense that he will be the most important figure in decision making in terms of financial and economic matters”.
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