The Majority in Parliament has accused the Minority caucus of undermining the economy by driving away investors through continuous misinformation.
The Minority has raised concerns about the government’s alleged violations of the Public Financial Management Act, claiming the government did not obtain Parliamentary approval for the contract to dualize the Kasoa-Winneba section of the Accra-Cape Coast highway.
Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, questioned the government’s funding source for the project.
However, the Majority dismissed these accusations as misleading. Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin addressed journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, stating, “The contract in question must be an international transaction. That is where our colleagues should pay attention. It does not mean that every contract with a multi-year value should come to parliament. So they should stop misleading the public. They should stop peddling falsehoods. Every government engages the private sector. The object of that is to create space for economic growth.”
“So if you recklessly scare off the businessmen and where you know that what you are putting out is not true what you are trying to do is to sabotage the economy.
Mr. Afenyo-Markin also urged the business community to avoid hoarding dollars, assuring that the government is working to stabilize the cedi.
“So I would want to encourage them that we know it’s an election year but let’s argue on facts. Let’s put out the facts,” he stated.