Governance expert, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah says the former finance minister Ken Ofori Atta’s new portfolio will ensure he maintains his hold on the effective and smooth administration of a new finance ministry.
Former finance minister Ken Ofori Atta was appointed senior presidential advisor and special envoy for international finance and private sector investments on February 15, a day after President Akufo Addo terminated his position as finance minister.
Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah suggests that Ofori Atta’s new role may interfere with the responsibilities of the current finance minister, creating a potential conflict of duties.
Speaking on TV3’s key points and monitored by ATL FM NEWS, he raised concerns about whether Ofori Atta’s focus on international financial matters, including debt arrangements and negotiations for new loans, might overshadow Dr. Amin Adam’s role in handling these critical financial negotiations and obligations for the country.
“The question is whether this is going to overshadow the work of the new Finance Minister because as the new Finance Minister he is leading the country in meeting our international obligations and negotiations on that, he should be the one to lead the negotiation for new loans, but if Mr Ofori-Atta is going to be an envoy for international finance then that will suggest that somehow he will be playing a leading role.”
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Source: Flora Tang/ATLFMNEWS
