‘He is taking his game global’ – CDD-Ghana boss on Ofori-Atta’s ‘new job’

Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh of the Center for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has reacted to the dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister.According to him, the former minister may have resigned from the local finance ecosystem but he is taking his game global, regarding a presidential advisor job that he had reportedly been handed.“He has retired from domestic finance and economics.

He’s taking his game global,” Prof H Kwasi Prempeh replied in a Facebook comment.The original post the CDD-Ghana boss reacted to was put up by Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Africa who posted on Facebook: “The former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta is to be appointed as the senior presidential advisor on the economy.

Kwasi Prempeh was appointed Executive Director of Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) on February 1, 2018.He has been a member of the CDD-Ghana board since the Center was founded in 1998 and served as its first director of legal policy and governance and co-editor of its quarterly Democracy Watch from 2001 to 2003Social media users react to Ofori-Atta’s exitSocial media platforms recorded an uptick in engagements on February 14 for obvious reasons; it was Valentine’s Day, but also because President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a major ministerial reshuffle.Soon after the announcement, “Finance Minister” and “Ken Ofori-Atta” started trending.The termination of Ofori-Atta’s appointment as finance minister became the most talked about aspect of the government shakeup.Hours on, even as Ofori-Atta remained in the trends, it was reported that the president’s cousin had been lined up for another appointment.ghanaweb.com