Anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem has criticized former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, attributing significant economic hardship to bad policies implemented during his tenure.
Azeem's remarks follow the Office of the Special Prosecutor's (OSP) ongoing investigations, in which Ofori-Atta has been named as a suspect.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, on Thursday, February 13, Azeem asserted that the former minister's policies had far-reaching negative consequences.
“This former finance minister did a lot of harm not only to Ghana as a nation but also to individuals. The haircuts and the banking sector cleanups actually negatively affected people,” he said.
He highlighted the suffering of pensioners and individuals whose finances were severely impacted.
“People have lost their lives, pensioners have gotten their money locked up and cannot use it for anything, and when you hear that these monies were wrongly taken, it is very painful,” he noted.
Azeem further emphasized the distress pensioners faced due to financial measures under Ofori-Atta's leadership.
“Pensioners have gotten their money locked up, they cannot use it for anything,” he reiterated.
While expressing support for the Special Prosecutor's probe, Azeem criticized the delay in taking action.
“For me, I think the Special Prosecutor has moved in the right direction because he’s taken too long, although I will say that he delayed a bit by allowing him to leave the country,” he remarked.
—citinewsroom
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That is all that NDC is interested. Always going to the media to win sympathy from the masses. Vitus Azeem, you want to be popular. Shame. Take Ken Ofori Atta to court and claim from him whatever you think has been the lapses and inadequacies in his time as the Minister. You can even send him to jail if you have the power. Let the court decide and stop your childish political strategies. As for NDC, you are all clean. Have you forgotten the airbus scandal perpetrated by John Mahama? All of you, ...