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May 23, 2025
The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has urged the Finance Minister, Dr. Atto Forson to honour statutory payments to government agencies to help them function properly.
The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh pointed out that his visit to the Districts Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) revealed that the Administrator was idle with no work to do because funds have not been disbursed to them.
According to him contractors are complaining and all those affected are blaming the Finance Minister Dr. Atto Forson.
At a press conference on Thursday, May 22, 2025, Mr. Annoh Dompreh questioned, “why is it that no one wants to talk but the statutory funds have been taken and are not been paid and everybody is frustrated”, he lamented.
Again, he stated that even when the government promised to send eighty percent of the common fund straight, they have reneged on that one too. “Then in opposition, they had a lot to say; they are now in government five months down the line they are doing worse”.
“Tuesday when parliament resumes, we would be asking all these questions and I hope they would be able to give us answers; and the finance Minister needs to give us good reasons”, he added.
He disclosed that he has been to the finance ministry several times and the minister has made promises to pay but that never happened adding that these funds affect many people – these funds go to persons with disability, scholarship for needy students, health issues, and social investment funds.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com