{"id":187240,"date":"2024-06-05T16:59:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/stop-sabotaging-economy-through-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:59:50","slug":"stop-sabotaging-economy-through-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/stop-sabotaging-economy-through-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop sabotaging economy through misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Majority in Parliament has accused the minority caucus of sabotaging the economy by recklessly driving away investors with its continuous misinformation to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns about the government\u2019s blatant violation of the Public Financial Management Act.<\/p>\n<p>The caucus contends that the government failed to obtain Parliamentary approval for awarding the contract to dualize the Kasoa-Winneba section of the Accra-Cape Coast highway.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists, the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, questioned the government\u2019s source of funding for the project.<\/p>\n<p>But the majority says the minority group\u2019s persistent accusation of government agencies of signing contracts in blatant violation of the Public Financial Management Act is misleading.<\/p>\n<p>The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said this when he addressed journalists in Parliament in Accra on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe contract in question must be an international transaction. That is where our colleagues should pay attention. It does not mean that every contract with a multi-year value should come to parliament. So they should stop misleading the public. They should stop peddling falsehoods. Every government engages the private sector. The object of that is to create space for economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you recklessly scare off the businessmen and where you know that what you are putting out is not true what you are trying to do is to sabotage the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I would want to encourage them that we know it\u2019s an election year but let\u2019s argue on facts. Let\u2019s put out the facts,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afenyo-Markin also urged the business community to desist from hoarding dollars as the government works to ensure the stability of the cedi.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Majority in Parliament has accused the minority caucus of sabotaging the economy by recklessly driving away investors with its continuous misinformation to the public. 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