[ 2021-02-23 ]

Ofori Atta meets Appointments Committee on March 8

Finance Minister-designate will face
Parliament’s Appointments Committee on March 8,
2021.

The Finance Minister-designate had to be flown out
of the country on February 14 to the United States
of America to seek medical attention after he
developed some complications after recovering from
COVID-19.

A statement from the Finance Ministry then said
“After recovering from COVID-19 last December,
Mr Ofori-Atta has had medical complications, which
doctors advise require further interventions not
currently available in Ghana,” a statement from
the Ministry of Finance said on Valentine’s
Day.



“The Ministry of Finance wishes to inform the
general public and stakeholders that Mr Ken
Ofori-Atta, the Representative of the President at
the Ministry of Finance and Minister-designate of
Finance, will travel to the United States of
America today, for a special medical review.

“The leadership of Parliament has been duly
notified for a new date to be fixed upon his
return,” the statement noted.



Meanwhile, Parliament’s Appointments Committee
has rescheduled vetting for Tuesday February 23,
2021 to enable the Chairman of the Committee to
submit a report on Ministers-designate that have
been vetted so far.

Source - MyNewsGh.com

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