{"id":1183953,"date":"2022-08-19T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/19\/singling-out-databank-is-an-attack-palgrave-boakye-danquah-reacts-to-kkd-comment\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T11:33:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:33:21","slug":"singling-out-databank-is-an-attack-palgrave-boakye-danquah-reacts-to-kkd-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/19\/singling-out-databank-is-an-attack-palgrave-boakye-danquah-reacts-to-kkd-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Singling out Databank is an attack &#8211; Palgrave Boakye-Danquah reacts to KKD comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Singling out Databank is an attack - Palgrave Boakye-Danquah reacts to KKD comment\" title=\"Singling out Databank is an attack - Palgrave Boakye-Danquah reacts to KKD comment\"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>Government\u2019s Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, says singling out Databank as a transaction advisor in almost all Ghana\u2019s loan transactions is an attack on the finance minister, Ken Ofori Attah, and the current government.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, DataBank is not the only bank to have acted as an advisor for a ruling government and is not deserving of the backlash on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on <strong>Joy FM<\/strong>, Mr. Boakye-Danquah, explained that from 2014 through to 2015 when former president John Dramani Mahama was in government, Databank together with some other banks like ADB, Stock Brokers, and SAS investment were bond advisors.<\/p>\n<p>He said all transactions made at the former  of the Finance Minister are made public therefore nothing is hidden under the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1327045102&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen Ofori Attah no longer works with DataBank and all transactions that has been involved which they have been transaction advisors have been made public, parliament has been aware even with all record and so the continual influence from some media practitioners to want to make the government unpopular I think that we need to set the record straight. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister Ken Ofori Attah is not working with DataBank, it is an already established institution in this country, credible enough to be able to be transaction advisors for the government,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He further added that there are lots of transaction advisers from 2018 to date. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, singling out DataBank is unfair to the Minister.<\/p>\n<p>This follows  from ace Ghanaian broadcaster Kwesi Kyei Darkwah popularly known as KKD taking on the finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta for the role of Databank\u2019s involvement in almost the country\u2019s loan transactions. <\/p>\n<p>The bank has become a principal transaction advisor in Ghana\u2019s international loans raking in millions in fees. <\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster expressed surprise that government will constantly employ the services of the bank co-founded by Ken Ofori-Atta despite the conflict-of-interest concerns. KKD suggested that it could be the reason the country keeps borrowing.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government\u2019s Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, says singling out Databank as a transaction advisor in almost all Ghana\u2019s loan transactions is an attack on the finance minister, Ken Ofori Attah, and the current government. 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