Ranking Member, Parliament’s Budget Committee, Richard Acheampong, has questioned the credibility of the Minority in Parliament following a recent press conference in which the group vowed to hold the government accountable.
According to Mr Acheampong, the Minority’s posture on accountability lacks moral authority, arguing that the group has failed to address unresolved issues surrounding former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s stewardship.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story on Tuesday, January 26, Mr Acheampong described the Minority’s press conference as “much ado about nothing,” insisting that accountability must begin with their own record in government.
“They are talking about accountability and how they will hold this government to account. But he who comes to equity must come with clean hands. I thought they would first organise a press conference and ask Ken Ofori-Atta to come back home and account to the good people of this country for his stewardship. Why are they not talking about that?” he asked.
Mr Acheampong recalled that during the previous administration, a group of about 80 Members of Parliament publicly declared Mr Ofori-Atta incompetent and called for his removal from office. Despite the pressure, he noted, the government delayed action until the final hours of its tenure.
Responding to claims by the Minority that the current government cannot take credit for recent economic improvements, Mr Acheampong dismissed suggestions that the gains were solely the result of external factors or foundations laid by the previous administration.
He pointed to the GoldBod initiative as a major policy intervention contributing to currency stability.
“When they [NPP] left power, did we have GoldBod?” he asked. “We are reaching almost 10 billion dollars through this intervention, and that is why we are seeing stability in the currency. Isn’t that an intervention?” he asked.
Mr Acheampong argued that such measures demonstrate deliberate policy action by the current government and should not be downplayed.
“You cannot say nothing has been done. Stabilising the currency at this level requires conscious effort and planning,” he said.
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