Gideon Boako, spokesperson for the former vice president and Member of Parliament for Tano North, attempted to make Minister of Finance Ato Forson apologize for allegedly providing incorrect economic figures during a public speech. Boako claimed that Forson’s statement on the general shortage by the end of 2016 was inaccurate, citing figures from the 2017, 2018, and 2019 mid-year budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Boako’s efforts were thwarted by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahafar, who instructed him to stop pressuring Forson to apologize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notably, this is not the first time Boako has raised concerns about inaccurate figures, as he previously exposed discrepancies in a presentation by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key points from the exchange include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gideon Boako’s Attempt to Embarrass Ato Forson Falls Flat<\/p>\n
Gideon Boako, spokesperson for the former vice president and Member of Parliament for Tano North, attempted to make Minister of Finance Ato Forson apologize for allegedly providing incorrect economic figures during a public speech. Boako claimed that Forson’s statement on the general shortage by the end of 2016 was inaccurate, citing figures from the 2017, 2018, and 2019 mid-year budgets.<\/p>\n
However, Boako’s efforts were thwarted by the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahafar, who instructed him to stop pressuring Forson to apologize. <\/p>\n
Notably, this is not the first time Boako has raised concerns about inaccurate figures, as he previously exposed discrepancies in a presentation by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n
Key points from the exchange include:<\/p>\n
– Disputed Figures: Boako disputed Forson’s claim that the general shortage by the end of 2016 was 7.8% of GDP and 6.1% of the new base level.<\/p>\n
– Budget Data: Boako cited data from the 2017, 2018, and 2019 mid-year budgets, which stated that the figure was 9.3% of GDP.
\n– Apology Demand: Boako demanded that Forson apologize to the former vice president for providing incorrect information.
\n– Intervention by Chairman: Ahafar intervened, instructing Boako to stop pressuring Forson to apologize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t