{"id":1624,"date":"2022-11-18T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2022-11-18T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:55:21","slug":"ghana-finance-minister-apologises-for-economic-hardship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/ghana-finance-minister-apologises-for-economic-hardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Finance Minister apologises for economic hardship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ghana\u2019s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday has said he was \u201ctruly sorry\u201d for the country\u2019s economic hardships but defended himself against accusations by lawmakers that he was unfit for the job.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-614060962\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ofori-Atta has been criticised for his handling of what has become Ghana\u2019s worst economic crisis in a generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came at a time when he was leading negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a relief package of up to 3 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ghanaian cedi has plummeted more than 40 per cent this year, straining importers of both raw and processed materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, consumer inflation hit a 21-year high of 40.4 per cent in October on the back of soaring import costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against this backdrop, the embattled minister is facing censure with lawmakers from both major political parties calling for his removal from office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Ofori-Atta defended himself against a raft of criticism in his first public comments on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the parliament set up a committee to investigate opposition allegations that Ofori-Atta has been benefiting from Ghana\u2019s economic woes through illegal payments and unethical contracts, among other charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister said he was concerned about the West African country\u2019s woes, but added that the accusations were unfounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe people of Ghana are enduring hardships. I feel the pain personally, professionally and in my soul,\u201d Ofori-Atta said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that by the end of the hearing, the \u201cunfounded doubts about my motives, my competence and my character would have been dispelled.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday has said he was \u201ctruly sorry\u201d for the country\u2019s economic hardships but defended himself against accusations by lawmakers that he was unfit for the job. Ofori-Atta has been criticised for his handling of what has become Ghana\u2019s worst economic crisis in a generation. 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