Minister Designate for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta on yesterday 25th March 2021 said that the controversial PDS transaction begun before NPP Government came into power.
Mr Ofori Atta appeared before the 8th Parliament’s committee yesterday to be questioned and vetted as the country’s Finance Minister Designate as he wasn’t around during the vetting processes.
The Minister Designate was fled to the United States for treatment following post Covid- 19 complications he developed after recovering from the novel virus.
Speaking before the Committee, he held the view that the Akufo-Addo administration should rather be praised for protecting the country’s assets in the transaction instead being criticised.
” The PDS transaction began before we came to Government. We should be praised for protecting our assets in the PDS transaction” He said.
He says he is aware of the difficulties of industries and individuals as his Government uses a lot of empathy when drawing the way forward for the country.
” The essence of this budget is a battle cry for all of us to join together to look at the growth and transformation as against bending our heads down because of Covid” Ken Ofori Atta added.
