The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says the Minority members in Parliament are not being truthful following the presentation of the 2018 budget statement Wednesday by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
According to the Suame Member of Parliament, it will be prudent for the Minority to leave government in peace to achieve their set out plans for the country instead of spelling doom for the Nana Addo government.
“NDC Minority in Parliament are not being truthful to Ghanaians. They are just throwing dust into our eyes because they are shocked to see how the economy has turned around by the Nana Addo government. And so I think they should learn how to be truthful and accept that they never managed the affairs of the country well” he said on Accra based Okay fm.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday November 15 presented the budget for the year 2018 before the house in Parliament.
The budget themed: “Putting Ghana Back to Work, according to Mr. Ofori-Atta, will stabilise the economy and offer reliefs including reducing electricity tariffs to make the private sector truly competitive and create more employment.
Mr. Ofori-Atta in his statement before parliament highlighted several areas of the economy which he maintained had been transformed by the NPP government. Macroeconomic stability, reliable electricity supply, GDP growth, and reduced inflation among other things were projected as the feats attained by the NPP since their assumption of office.
The Finance Minister as a matter of fact lauded his government for having “achieved in less than a year, what could not be achieved in 8 years”.
But the Minority has since reacted to the budget describing it as confusing.
The NDC noted that the budget delivered by Hon. Ken Ofori Attah is full of unpragmatic fantasies that are unworthy to be implemented.
They also stated that there is no correlation between the 2017 budget and the Adwuma Wura 2018 budget as such cannot be implemented.
But Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu who is also the Chairman of the Business Committee noted that Ghana has failed to progress partly because of substandard ministers appointed by the Mahama government.
“What can they boast as a proper achievement for the past 8 years of being in power? The country failed to progress because of substandard ministers and MP Mahama appointed. They should allow us to teach them how to rule a country” he stated.
He however expressed confidence in government’s ability to fulfill all its promises and put the country’s economy back on track.
“Our government is on track and I must say I’m happy to be part of such a government. Nana Addo will continue fulfilling his promises like he has done to the Free SHS policy” he noted.
2018 budget: Be truthful for once – Osei Kyei Mensah tells Minority
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