Later today, Ken Ofori Atta, the minister of finance, is anticipated to appear before Parliament to respond to 16 inquiries from various members of the house.
He’ll likely also make a comment on how government funding have been used to combat COVID-19.
Last Thursday, because of his absence from Parliament, the Speaker imposed an embargo on business from the ministry until all unfinished business with Parliament was finished.
The delivering of the account statement to the House by the Finance Minister and the suspension of a 75 million euro loan for a COVID-19 response program.
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The Minister was scheduled to answer questions and deliver an important statement on the floor last Thursday before he put in a late request for the session to be postponed.
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu came to the defence of the Minister following the postponement saying Mr. Ofori-Atta was yet to go over the responses to the question he was expected to deliver in Parliament.
“He pleaded that he should see them [the questions] first, read them and appreciate what the technical people have brought and if there are any other matters to be added on he does so becomes to this House so that he will be able to give a comprehensive response.”
The Majority Leader also stressed that Mr. Ofori-Atta was not running away from the questions.
“For anybody to jump to the conclusion that the minister is running away from responsibility, I shudder to think of how that is coming about.”
