Come And See What You Couldn’t Do – Agbodza Dares Ofori-Atta To Return And Witness The New Ghana

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says he wishes former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta could return to Ghana to see for himself how President John Dramani Mahama and Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson are managing the economy in ways he never could.

Speaking during an inspection of works on the Dambai Bridge, Agbodza said he often wonders how Ofori-Atta feels watching from America as the current government achieves what his administration could not achieve, and he challenged him to come back and witness the transformation physically if he can.

He was quick to add that nobody has prevented Ofori-Atta from returning, but he admitted that the former minister may not be able to come at this time, a pointed reminder of the legal troubles that have kept him away from the country.

For Agbodza, the Dambai Bridge is the clearest evidence of the difference. He said the project, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, is being funded entirely from Ghana’s own domestic resources, without the heavy borrowing that defined the past. He contrasted this with an era when government even borrowed money to pay for School Feeding and LEAP, while today the state is building bridges and major roads with its own money.

He revealed that government is even considering withdrawing from loan arrangements for three other projects because it believes Ghana now has the capacity to finance them internally, a move he says will leave a lasting legacy and open doors for investment and economic activity.

Agbodza saved his highest praise for Ato Forson, describing him as more efficient and smarter in managing the economy, and predicting that he will go down in history as perhaps the best Finance Minister Ghana has ever had. He said the economy is now working for the people, and he urged Ghanaians to continue supporting President Mahama to achieve his development objectives.

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