The minority in Parliament has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama for allowing the discontinuation of criminal charges against Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, the acting Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, 5th February 2025, the minority, led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, underscored the need for the prosecution to continue.
The decision by the attorney general to drop the charges he claimed raises serious concerns about governance and accountability.
“Political and economic risk analysts will not be kind to Ghana given that some global financial institutions may refuse to do business with Ghana due to the uncertainty over these charges being re-instated by a future attorney general. This will likely increase the cost of Ghana’s international transactions,” he said.
He added that dropping the charges does not equal clearing Dr. Asiama of wrongdoing.
He was of the view that a future government could still reinstate the charges, potentially undermining confidence in his decisions as BoG Governor.
“Dropping the charges does not mean he has been absolved of the crime. These charges can be brought back under a different government, and what will become of the decisions he will make as governor?” they asked.
The Caucus stressed that allowing the appointee who has an unresolved legal crisis could lead to uncertainties in financial policymaking and damage Ghana’s credibility on the global stage.
“We will be writing to the IMF to draw attention to this, given that he will also, as Governor of the Bank, be a member of the IMF Board of Governors, exposing Ghana to international ridicule,” they said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
