Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, a Governance Lecturer at the Central University, has lashed out at the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for refusing to resign.
To him, the Finance Minister doesn't deserve to stay in office, stressing he has failed Ghana.
"He cannot do the work," he exclaimed.
Dr. Otchere-Ankrah couldn't fathom why the President has refused to dismiss the Minister when, to him, Mr. Ofori-Atta is one of the reasons why Ghana's economy is crippling.
Looking livid that the President has refused to heed calls to dismiss the Finance Minister, he asked; "Will Ghana collapse if the Finance Minister resigns?"
He asserted that the Finance Minister is "messing up" the economy.
He noted that capitation grant to schools, school feeding fees and other monies that are supposed to be used for the development of the nation haven't been released yet, thus, wondering where the monies are.
"We pay income tax every month. Companies pay tax. Even when you buy a call credit, you pay tax. So, where does the monies go? . . . What does the Finance Minister use all the monies to do that there are arrears everywhere?", he questioned.
He made these comments on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, Ken Ofori-Atta has led a government’s delegation to engage the Chinese government on Ghana’s debt restructuring programme as part of conditions to secure an IMF bailout of 3 billion dollars to salvage the economy.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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You expose your illiteracy (though a lecturer) when you talk like this. Are you really a lecturer?
a university lecturer talking like an illiterate smh what is wrong with some of our political lectures? their analysis on radio is becoming unbecoming of their stature in society very sad
Probably, he’s still paying arrears, so the new bills enter the arrears queue brek3t33 awaiting to be cleared from arrears. I no fit laugh 😂
He has used the money to sponsor the eight illegitimate children of your sister at Konongo-Odumasi SHS. Daaawa konto, Dr know nothing, you are walking encyclopedia with nkwasia knowledge. You are bashing the government every now and then with the aim of an unlikely event of the NDC winning power, they consider you for position. It will be better for you to start a palm plantation than the thinking NDC coming to power.
which money is this village dr talking about. you all dont pay tax yet you all asking for roads and salary increase every now and then. so the little loan that comes from outside for roads and other needed services are sometime diverted to pay salaries. Ghanaians complain and talk too much and no production.
Bushman