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Gov’t paid Ghs283 million judgment debt since it took office 2017

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that the current administration has paid 283 million Ghana cedis as judgment debt since it took office in 2017.

The Finance Minister was responding to a question filed by Member of Parliament (MP), for Mion, Abdul Aziz Mohammed who wanted to know how much the Government paid in judgment debt from January 2017 to date.

The Minister disclosed the country’s judgment debt stood at more than 679 million cedis out of which over 280 million has been paid.

Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament has accused the Government of paying dubious judgment debts to the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, McDan and Bankswitch.

Minority spokesperson on Finance Cassiel Ato Forson said the government must give Ghanaians a breakdown of the payments made and reveal the identities of the individuals and the companies who have received the judgments debts.

July 14, 2019

References:

• https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/govt-paid-gh₵-283000000-judgment-debt-since-it-took-office-2017/2019
• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Martin-Amidu-McDan-don-t-deserve-judgment-debt-Minority-762875
• https://thebftonline.com/2019/economy/gh%E2%82%B5283m-judgement-debts-paid-in-3yrs-ofori-atta-about-400m-still-outstanding/
• https://www.modernghana.com/news/944682/over-200m-judgement-debt-paid-finance-minister.html
• https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2019/07/13/government-pays-gh%C2%A294m-judgement-debt-yearly-finance-minister/
• https://www.modernghana.com/news/944988/minority-to-file-half-hour-motion-over-283m-judgment-debt-p.html