BoG's own answers validate Bawumia's gold reforms - Oppong Nkrumah
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah argued on an unspecified date that the Bank of Ghana's own answers validate Bawumia's gold reforms. He stated, "These are the answers that the Majority seeks to deny the press an opportunity to report to the people of Ghana. What is there to hide, for which reason the media is being denied access to follow these proceedings?" This occurred after the Majority decided to have Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, brief Parliament's Committee of the Whole behind closed doors, leading to journalists being ordered to leave the public gallery.
The Minority Caucus staged a walkout in protest. Oppong Nkrumah, who is the Ofoase-Ayirebi MP and Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee, argued there was no basis for excluding the media because the Governor had already submitted written responses to parliamentary questions, which had been published on the Order Paper. The Minority argued the engagement involved matters of significant public interest, including the management of the foreign exchange market, the financial position of the central bank, and the factors behind the cedi's recent stability. The First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, granted the Majority's request for the Committee of the Whole to sit in camera.
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A dispute arose in Ghana's Parliament regarding the Bank of Ghana Governor's briefing on the cedi's stability and foreign exchange management. The
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