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Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Friday he was “truly sorry” for the country’s economic hardship but defended himself against accusations by lawmakers that he is unfit for the job.

Image: Reutersin a generation. This comes at a time when he is leading negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a relief package of up to $3 billion.

Against this backdrop, the embattled minister is facing censure with lawmakers from both major political parties calling for his removal from office. Ofori-Atta defended himself against a raft of criticism in his first public comments on the matter. The minister said he was concerned about the West African country’s woes but added that the accusations were unfounded.

He said that by the end of the hearing, the “unfounded doubts about my motives, my competence and my character would have been dispelled”.He denied claims that he had misreported economic data to parliament and that his policies were to blame for the cedi’s steep decline.

 

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Ghana finance minister apologises for economic hardship - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Ghana's finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Friday that he was 'truly sorry' for the country's economic hardship but insisted that he was competent for the role in remarks to a parliamentary committee set up to investigate his conduct.
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