General News of Friday, 29 March 2019Source: asempanews.comOye Lithur questions Ofori-Atta’s competence as Finance MinisterFormer Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye LithurFormer minister for gender, children and social protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has raised questions about the capacity of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, at managing the country’s economy. The Finance Minister had told Parliament Thursday that the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ordered the formation of a bi-partisan committee to probe the continuous depreciation of the value of the cedi. According to her, if as Finance Minister who is a member of the Economic Manage Team (EMT) does not know the causes of the falling cedi, then he ought to resign. In her “simplistic” analysis, Ghana depends heavily on imports, a situation she explains puts a strain on the cedi causing it to depreciate. She said she expects the professionals who form the economic management team to know better and do the needful rather calling for a bi-partisan committee.

Source: GhanaWeb March 29, 2019 14:26 UTC