Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has dismissed the Finance Minister\u2019s newly announced accelerated reserve accumulation policy, insisting that Ghanaians are more concerned about jobs than macroeconomic projections.<\/p>\n
His comments follow a statement by the Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, who told Parliament on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, that the government intends to increase Ghana\u2019s international reserves to cover 15 months of imports by the end of 2028.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Ato Forson, the accelerated reserve accumulation policy is designed to safeguard macroeconomic stability while supporting long-term structural transformation of the economy.<\/p>\n
However, responding on the floor of Parliament, Mr Afenyo-Markin rejected the focus on what he described as economic theorising.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe finance minister came here to talk to us about some 15-month import cover; we are not interested in his economic theories,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Minority Leader argued that Parliament and the Ghanaian public expect concrete updates on employment generation, particularly the government\u2019s \u201cone job, three shifts\u201d promise.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe finance minister must know that this House is not interested in his new theories. The people of Ghana, starting from the youth, want to know, you promised them one job, three shifts. I expect you as a finance minister to come to this House to address efforts you are making to implement that. It has been one year; give us data on the number of people you have been able to employ under this promise,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He further criticised the timing of the policy announcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou come to this House to tell us about a 15-month import cover when your people have no jobs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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