Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader in Parliament, has called on the Minority Caucus to support government efforts to bring former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta back to Ghana to account for his stewardship.
According to Mahama Ayariga, Ken Ofori-Atta, after borrowing recklessly and creating Ghana’s debt, has gone into hiding in the US.
The Majority leader accused Ken Ofori-Atta of leaving Ghanaians to bear the burden of fixing the economy after his reckless borrowing.
Speaking during the debate on the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on July 23, 2026, Mahama Ayariga stated, “Where is the man who put us in debt? Where is Ken Ofori-Atta? After borrowing recklessly and creating the debt, he has gone and is hiding in the United States of America. We must bring Ken Ofori-Atta back”.
“Ken Ofori-Atta should be brought back to account to the good people of Ghana for why he so grossly mismanaged our finances and left ordinary Ghanaians to struggle to fix the economy while he enjoys himself in the United States of America,” he indicated.
Mahama Ayariga added, “We were in this country, in this Parliament, and there was a Finance Minister who told us that he could not run this economy without taxing our mobile money transfers.”
“Today, we have a Minister of Finance who has abolished all those taxes, and yet he is successfully managing our economy. We have a Minister of Finance who is not borrowing recklessly but is successfully managing our economy,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister, has assured Ghanaians that their money is safe under the current Mahama government.
Ato Forson pledged to manage public finances with honesty, prudence and unwavering accountability.
According to Ato Forson, the ultimate responsibility of a Finance Minister is not measured by the volume of government expenditure but by how effectively public resources are safeguarded.
Delivering the closing remarks of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr Forson stated, “The true measure of a Finance Minister is not how much he spends, but how faithfully he protects the resources entrusted to him”.
“The money we manage does not belong to those entrusted to manage it. It belongs to the people of Ghana – it belongs to you!” he declared.
“Every cedi collected in taxes, every cedi borrowed and every cedi spent carries with it a sacred obligation to use it wisely, honestly and always in the national interest”.
“My assurance to this House and to every Ghanaian is simple: your money is safe”, he added
Ato Forson added that under Mahama’s administration, the government remains committed to maintaining sound economic management and protecting the country’s financial stability.
“Under the leadership of President Mahama, your economy is in safe hands. And as long as I have the honour to serve as Minister for Finance, it will remain so.”
“I pledge to level with you always. We will tell you the truth about the state of our public finances, whether the news is welcome or difficult.”
“We will neither conceal our challenges nor exaggerate our successes.”
“Trust is built on truth, and truth must remain the foundation of sound economic management.”
“Our responsibility now is not merely to celebrate these gains but to preserve them for future generations.”
“Economic stability is not an event. It is a duty renewed every day through prudent stewardship, fiscal discipline and unwavering accountability.”
“Under the leadership of President Mahama, and with the determination of the Ghanaian people, Ghana is moving forward, steadily, honestly and together,” he concluded.
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