{"id":104387,"date":"2025-11-27T20:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104387"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:49:59","slug":"stop-running-away-come-and-face-your-actions-mahama-ayariga-tells-ofori-atta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104387","title":{"rendered":"Stop running away; come and face your actions \u2013 Mahama Ayariga tells Ofori-Atta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has issued a strong challenge to former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, urging him to appear before Parliament and account for what he described as years of financial mismanagement.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the conclusion of the debate on the 2026 Budget, Mr Ayariga accused the former minister of hiding behind ill health to avoid scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday he is being asked to come and account for his stewardship and he is hiding behind the same sickness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Majority Leader criticised Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s conduct while in office, arguing that his decisions inflicted severe damage on the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n

He referenced several controversies, including the SML contract, the National Cathedral expenditures, and the management of the banking sector clean-up.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cStrategic Mobilisation Limited is indeed an apt name for the manner in which Ken Ofori-Atta managed the finances of Ghana \u2013 he and his cronies strategically mobilised and looted the coffers of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using biblically themed references to mirror Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s own parliamentary style, Mr Ayariga cited Luke 19:1-10, comparing the former minister\u2019s situation to that of Zacchaeus. He argued that accountability, not sympathy, was required.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when he was sick and his own MPs wanted him to resign, he refused,\u201d he reminded the House.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe quoted biblical verses year after year, so today I want to refer him to the Bible. Zacchaeus came down to face the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Majority Leader also pointed to specific financial losses which he attributed to poor decisions taken under Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n

He cited the GHC 1.4 billion paid to SML without proper evaluation, the alleged $100 million IT contract at NHIA, and what he described as wastage in the management of ambulance servicing contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we were dumping $58 million into a massive hole called a cathedral, we would not have been able to service our debts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Ayariga concluded by insisting that Mr Ofori-Atta must answer for his actions before Parliament and the Ghanaian people.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop running away and come and face your actions,\u201d he said. \u201cThis House and this country deserve accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

He maintained that only full transparency could restore public confidence after what he described as years of economic harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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