{"id":460540,"date":"2018-02-01T19:11:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T19:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/01\/ofori-atta-magic-dazing-ndc-hamid\/"},"modified":"2018-02-01T19:11:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T19:11:20","slug":"ofori-atta-magic-dazing-ndc-hamid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/01\/ofori-atta-magic-dazing-ndc-hamid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofori-Atta &#8216;magic&#8217; dazing NDC \u2013 Hamid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  1 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-01<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/62267220.295.jpg\" alt=\"Mustapha Hamid Eoew\" title=\"Mustapha Hamid Eoew\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1517512280_14_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its Minority in parliament are doing everything possible by using propaganda to destroy the good works of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Information Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said.<\/p>\n<p>The government spokesperson told journalists at a press conference on Thursday, 1 February that despite being cleared of conflict of interest claims by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) which probed the $2.25 billion bond issuance, the Minority and the NDC are leaving no stone unturned to sully Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s image although CHRAJ \u201cdetermined that none of the companies in which Ken Ofori-Atta has interests, benefitted or participated in the bond issuance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the psychological effect they hope to attain by constantly assailing Ken Ofori-Atta. We can understand the discomfort that the NDC feels, with the great work that has been done in re-ordering the messy economic fundamentals that the NDC bequeathed to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have, therefore, adopted what in some football circles is termed, \u2018If you miss the ball, don\u2019t miss the man\u2019. They have lost the argument on the proper management of the economy, and, therefore, they must attack the architects of this great work. Unfortunately, these men, including Ken Ofori-Atta wear shin-guards and will not succumb to such foul play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consider it a blessing to the country that we have as Finance Minister, somebody who has enormous experience in international finance and banking. Such experience can only be a blessing for Ghana. While making the point, we wish to ask the question, \u2018Since when did success in one\u2019s private life become a hindrance to the performance of his duties?\u2019\u201d the Minister wondered.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Below is Mustapha Abdul-Hamid\u2019s full statement:<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>RESPONSE TO MINORITY STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p>We have taken note of a press conference by the minority side in parliament on the rather over-flogged issue of the bond, issued by the government last year. Even though the issues raised by the minority are rehashed and discredited, we recognize that they are determined to keep these matters burning for as long as it takes, with the hope that they may just be able to scoop whatever political advantage that they can get from it. The NDC continues to hold in high esteem, the Goebelian principle, that repeating a lie often can establish it in the minds of people as true. Well, we also believe that no matter how long a log stays in water it does not become a crocodile. Even so, we wish to re-iterate the following points in response:<\/p>\n<p>The NDC activist, with the active support of the entire NDC machinery, went to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to allege, specifically, that Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance, by the issuance of the bond, had involved himself in a conflict of interest situation and had thereby benefitted himself and his friends from the process. CHRAJ established that their claim was baseless and without merit. (See page 136, paragraphs 20 and 21 of the CHRAJ report). As players in a democracy, we expected that they would take the CHRAJ ruling in their stride and move on. But it seems that the minority is determined to keep this matter going even if for nuisance purposes. In the process, they keep shifting the goal post. We wish to remind the NDC that;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/RokZyj7r-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Guidelines for the issuance of bonds are issued by the Bank of Ghana and not the Ministry of Finance. And the guidelines with which the 2017 bonds were issued, had been in existence since 2015, which guidelines determined the issuance of bonds in the period that the NDC was in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 CHRAJ determined that none of the companies in which Ken Ofori-Atta has interests, benefitted or participated in the bond issuance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We understand the psychological effect they hope to attain by constantly assailing Ken Ofori-Atta. We can understand the discomfort that the NDC feels, with the great work that has been done in re-ordering the messy economic fundamentals that the NDC bequeathed to us. They have therefore adopted what in some football circles is termed, \u201cif you miss the ball, don\u2019t miss the man.\u201d They have lost the argument on the proper management of the economy and therefore they must attack the architects of this great work. Unfortunately, these men, including Ken Ofori-Atta wear shin-guards and will not succumb to such foul play.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We consider it a blessing to the country that we have as Finance Minister, somebody who has enormous experience in international finance and banking. Such experience can only be a blessing for Ghana. While making the point, we wish to ask the question, \u201csince when did success in one\u2019s private life become a hindrance to the performance of his duties?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We call on Ghanaians to ask the even more germane question; \u201cwhat did Ghana lose from this bond issuance? Nothing! Rather Ghana gained immensely from it. It enabled us to re-profile our debt and reduce roll-over pressure that saved over 600 million cedis in interest payments on our debts weekly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We notice that, the CHRAJ report, even when it has found that the substantive case brought before it by Brogya Genfi has failed, offers the NDC a lee-way to do the kind of mischief that they are doing. The report states that Ken Ofori-Atta failed to declare Data Bank in his Assets Declaration to the Auditor-General. I have seen Ken Ofori-Atta\u2019s Assets Declaration Form, and I wish to state that, Data Bank was declared as an institution in which he holds shares. It is important to state that, CHRAJ\u2019s refusal to call Ken Ofori-Atta to explain this item on his Assets Declaration Form was a travesty of justice and fails the test of natural justice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4iqlgM8f7j8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We find that CHRAJ went beyond the matter of conflict of interest to make pronouncements on other matters that it was not seized with the capacity to make. CHRAJ can only make pronouncements on conflict of interest situations and not issues to do with bond issuance and its ancillary subjects. That subject per the Securities Industry Act (Act 929) is reserved for the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Indeed, the Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Minister for Justice, Godfrey Yeboah Dame made this point on the 3rd of January 2018, in his interview with JOY FM. In the same vein, the matter of asset declaration was not before CHRAJ and CHRAJ was therefore not seized with power to pronounce on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 We find that it is these extraneous matters which CHRAJ commented on, have become the ammunition with which the NDC has started a new round of attacks. We hereby serve notice that Ken Ofori-Atta will proceed to the courts immediately to seek to set aside those extraneous matters in the CHRAJ report.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for coming and God bless us all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NDC chases Ofori-Atta over $2.25bn bond<\/li>\n<li>Ofori-Atta \u2018most dangerous\u2019 Finance Minister &#8211; Adongo<\/li>\n<li>Resignation plot: Minority fighting a lost battle \u2013 Majority<\/li>\n<li>Ken Ofori-Atta heads to Court over CHRAJ report<\/li>\n<li>$2.25bn bond: Ofori-Atta to sue CHRAJ<\/li>\n<li>Danquah Institute&#8217;s Director taunts Minority; tells them to be serious<\/li>\n<li>CHRAJ goofed on Ken Ofori Atta\u2019s asset declaration saga &#8211; Government<\/li>\n<li>$2.25bn Bond Saga: Resign! 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