Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson of Ghana’s Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency, has refuted the claims made by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia should be absolved of Ghana’s economic challenges. Forson argues that the NPP’s attempts to shift blame from Bawumia for political gain are misleading. Forson firmly asserts that Ghanaians are vigilant and will not be swayed into voting for Bawumia as president in the upcoming elections. He criticizes the NPP’s campaign strategy, stating that they now attempt to depict Bawumia as absolved of any responsibility for the significant economic turmoil that Ghana has experienced. These comments from the Minority Leader come at a time when discussions about Ghana’s economic challenges are ongoing, along with debates over the role that key government officials played in creating them. As the elections draw near, such statements highlight the increasing scrutiny of the government’s economic policies and their impact on the nation. Source: Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0256336062

The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has made some official announcement during the swearing-in ceremony of James Gyakye Quayson as the Member of Parliament for Assin North on Tuesday, 4th July 2023. The ceremony, held in Parliament, saw Mr. Quayson take the oath of secrecy and the parliamentary oath, followed by congratulations from Speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin. Supporters, including local chiefs, members of the clergy, and residents of Assin North, attended the ceremony to show their solidarity with the newly sworn-in MP. Members of the Minority, dressed in white attire, enthusiastically chanted Mr. Quayson’s name to demonstrate their support. Former President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, along with other NDC national executives, also witnessed the event in Parliament. Meanwhile, as part of his speech, the Minority leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson informed the Speaker their unanimous agreement to always follow the Assin North Member of Parliament to court during any of his court day. “Mr. Speaker, the whole Minority Group, at any day, our colleague Hon Quayson is scheduled to be in court, will follow him to court. We will never partake in the business of the day, anytime he goes to court” James Quayson is facing charges of deceit of a public officer, forgery of passport or travel certificates, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury, and false declaration for office. These charges stem from his alleged dual citizenship during his participation in the 2020 polls. The Accra High Court has ordered a daily trial for the case. However, Quayson’s lawyers have challenged this ruling in the Court of Appeal. Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com

The NDC Newly nominated minority leader Cassiel Ato Forson has extended gratitude to his party leadership for choosing him as minority leader to lead his party in parliament. The General Secretary Fifi Kwetey in a letter he signed admonished the Speaker of Parliament to announce Dr. Forson as the new leader. That clearly means Mr. Haruna Iddrisu is no longer recognized as the leader of the caucus in parliament. According to the statement, “new leadership would be charged to recommend consequential changes in the Ranking membership to the headquarters of the party for approval”. Meanwhile, the decision taken by the leadership has been contested by some notable party men and women. The Zebilla Lawmaker Hon. Cletus Avoka, during an interview on CitiFM, believes the timing for the decision is wrong, stressing that this is not the time to make nobody somebody. Despite all the brouhaha, the former Deputy Finance Minister In a post on his Facebook has extended gratitude to his party leadership: “I am honored and humbled to have been chosen to lead our illustrious and gallant caucus in Parliament” and “I thank the leadership of our party who have placed their trust and confidence in me”. “I am also deeply grateful to colleagues, the rank and file of our party and the Ghanaian people for their profound support and solidarity”, he noted.

The Ranking Member on Finance in Parliament, Casiel Ato Forson, has prophesy that in 2022 Ghanaians will experience  ‘Economic Misery and inflation’. He is therefore entreating Ghanaians to brace-up for more economic hardship. In a Facebook post, the former Deputy Finance Minister said prices of goods will be increased by at least 30%. “Unfortunately, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia Government has reversed the discount on all items using Benchmark values effective today. “Please Expect Prices of Goods such as Rice, Sugar, pharmaceuticals, cement, roofing sheets to go up by at least 30% effective today,” he disclosed in an earlier post on the grounds of a statement released by the Ghana Revenue Authority on the removal of reduction of value on imports and selected items. The Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency disclosed that the Ghanaian cedi now trading at almost 6.5cedis to 1 US Dollar is likely to hit 7 cedis before end of the year. Explaining further, he said fuel prices are to go up by 18 pesewas this week. “Multiplicity of taxes and Levies to take effect by End of January 2022. Interest Rates likely to go up again. “Government will be borrowing heavily from the domestic market since the Euro bond market is closed to Ghana for, at least, the first half of 2022,” the MP reiterated.