The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has issued a response to the Majority Leader who criticized him for requesting the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor and his two deputies to resign as soon as possible.
Dr. Ato Forson claims that Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is either misinformed about the issues at hand or is using his own “diversionary tactics” in a tweet on Monday, August 14.
“Clearly, the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, either misunderstood the issues and needs to update himself, or he has chosen to embark on his usual diversionary tactics,” he tweeted.
The MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam was criticized earlier by Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for calling for the resignation of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and his two deputies.
In an interview with Oman FM on Monday, August 14, the member of parliament for Suame claimed that, as a former Deputy Finance Minister, the Minority Leader should know that the central bank must not be involved in cheap politics.
“We should not make everything about the NPP and NDC. Ato Forson should have known better because he has held the position of Deputy Minister of Finance before and knows the operations of the Bank of Ghana. So, if you politicise issues of the BoG, it is not good for the country,” Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated.
He further stated that the central bank has no legal obligation to update parliamentarians on its daily operations. According to the Suame MP, the BoG merely has to report its foreign exchange receipts to Parliament, and it has been doing so consistently.
In a statement, BoG claimed that the government’s efforts to restructure domestic debt and the cedi’s subsequent depreciation were to blame for the losses. The Majority Leader has confirmed this stance by saying that no wrongdoing has happened.
