Majority, Minority clash over Governor’s appearance

The Majority and the Minority caucuses in Parliament yesterday took divergent positions over the decision by the Committee of the Whole to hold a closed-door meeting with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, in the House.

The Minority Caucus said the decision was a move by the Majority Caucus to stop the Governor from admitting on record that it was as a result of the domestic gold programme, initiated by the previous administration, that the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) had chalked up some forex successes to stabilise the economy.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, addressing the press on behalf of the Minority in Parliament Unhappy with such decision by the committee, the Minority walked out of the Chamber to address the press, accusing the Majority Caucus of helping the Governor to “hide the truth about financial figures”.