The vetting of the Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to tomorrow, Friday, March 26, 2021, for continuation.

For tomorrow, only the leadership of the committee will be allowed to ask questions.

Ofori-Atta’s vetting was adjourned following his health condition.

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Mr. Joseph Osei Owusu made the announcement after about some six hours of vetting on Thursday; a decision accepted by the minister-designate.

The nominee returned to Ghana last Saturday after travelling to the US for medical attention.

What has he been questioned on so far?
Mr. Ofori-Atta has been speaking to a variety of issues ranging from the current debt stock to the Agyapa deal.

During the vetting, the nominee expressed his displeasure with former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu for releasing his corruption risk assessment to the public without recourse to a response from the government.

According to him, Mr. Amidu did the nation a “disservice” with his action.

“For such a report to be put out in the public [domain] without us or myself as Minister of Finance having a chance to discuss it, is a disservice to our democracy”.

He also said his outfit’s delay in providing the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) with data on how the government expended the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) is not tantamount to corruption.

“This is because the Ministry’s persistent failure (fourth time) to provide half-year data on ABFA utilization is not only adversely affecting the work of the Committee, but also eroding gains in the fight for transparency and accountability in the management and use of Ghana’s petroleum revenues for the benefit of citizens,” PIAC captured in the report.