The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, accusing him of flouting Ghana's financial laws by failing to release statutory funds nearly six months into the new administration.

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, accused the Finance Minister of deliberately starving critical government institutions of resources, despite clear legal obligations and the availability of funds.

According to him, not a single cedi has been disbursed to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) or the National Health Insurance Fund since the year began, a move he described as a clear violation of Act 936 of the Local Governance Act. "The government stands in breach of Act 936 of the Local Governance Act, and the reasons are not far-fetched.

The whole of this year, not even a penny has been paid in terms of common funds (DACF)," Mr Annoh-Dompreh said.