Today, Wednesday, February, 15, the minister of finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, was interrupted by the convener for pressure group, Oliver Barker-Vormawor when addressing pensioner bondholders at the Finance Ministry.
The Minister was seeking to understand the concerns of the picketers but was interrupted by Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a convener for pressure group #FixTheCountry who had come to lend support to the picketers accusing the minister of untrustworthiness.
This interruption infuriated the Minister who was whisked away by security.
The Minister told the pensioners that following the closure of the programme and the attainment of the successful participation rate, the continuous picketing by the pensioners was unnecessary.
“Really, there is no reason for us to be sitting here because that assurance has been given on paper. I want to know what it is that you are afraid of or that you think will not happen. My issue is that, that, now you have very little of the old bonds existing. This means that, in the event of a crisis, your ability to trade your papers is diminished. But that is the choice you made.”