IMF deals with Ghana, not political parties – Ato Forson defends meeting programme targets

“The NPP committed Ghana into an IMF program, signed an agreement with the IMF and borrowed $3 billion from them, and committed us, this government, that we would do 1.

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has defended the government’s decision to maintain strict spending controls under Ghana’s IMF programme, insisting that the agreement is with the country and not any political party.

According to him, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government signed the agreement with the IMF before leaving office and committed Ghana to achieving a primary balance target of 1.