Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has received a heroic welcome upon his return to his constituency during the festive period.
In a viral video shared on X, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson was spotted in his constituency, Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam.
He was spotted in an open vehicle while he waved and acknowledged cheers from his constituents.
In related news, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has boldly declared that Ghana is back and open for business.
According to Ato Forson, the turnaround within 10 months of the Mahama administration is due to the resilience of the Ghanaian people and the government’s leadership.
The Finance Minister boldly told international partners and investors that Ghana has regained its economic stability.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has told managers of Ghana’s currency to continue whatever they are doing, as the cedi regains respect both locally and internationally.
According to John Mahama, Ghanaians are grateful to the Bank of Ghana and the Finance Ministry for their management of the cedi.
Mahama made this known at the Cedi@60 commemoration by the Bank of Ghana in Accra, themed “Sovereignty, Stability, and Economic Resilience”.
Speaking at the event, John Mahama stated, “I just want to say that the governor and all your team at the BoG, the Ministry of Finance, Ghanaians are grateful to you for the management of our currency”.
“I think that a lot of respect has returned to our currency. And it’s my hope that you will keep whatever you are doing to make sure that we don’t have excess liquidity, all those words you people have; open market operations, whatever, those your technical jargons are,” President Mahama noted.
He further urged the Bank of Ghana and the Ministry to continue their work in stabilising the cedi, “Whatever you are doing, continue doing so, so that the cedi is respected,” he said.
Also, Isaac Adongo, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, has said that if the Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, stays on his current path, he does not see the next president going beyond him.
According to Isaac Adongo, Ato Forson will win the next election for the NDC if he keeps focus as he had started.
Speaking on GHOne, Isaac Adongo explained, “Privately, I told him (Ato Forson). I said if you continue on the path that you are continuing, I don’t see the next president beyond you. I told him personally because he has done the things that he has done in this short period, and don’t forget that he has the full backing of His Excellency [Mahama].
“If you have a finance minister who doesn’t have the backing of the president, he will be a failure because there are certain difficult decisions that you take that even your colleagues are not comfortable with, but that is what is required to swallow the bitter pill and heal”.
He continued, “I’m not by this saying that Ato Forson wants to contest for president, but it is just to let him understand how I situate the work that he has done. He’s a young man; I don’t think he may even be having that contemplation.
But just to let him understand that we are sitting back, we are impressed with the work that he’s done and that he should keep the focus. And if he keeps the focus, he will win the next election for the NDC. There’s no two ways about that. And I do believe that his biggest strength was placing Ghana first,” he explained.
Watch the video below:
Ato Forson receives a hero’s welcome home. pic.twitter.com/sY1QKArDcW
— Ghana Chronicles (@_GhChronicles) December 27, 2025