Speaking after the passage of the 2024 finances and monetary assertion, Mr. Oppong-Nkrumah stated the federal government paused the import restrictions invoice due to the issues of Ghanaians.
“By now there must be sufficient proof that every time issues are raised and when thought-about as official, the federal government doesn’t fail to accommodate these issues.
“Even on the problem of the [Import Restriction] Legislative Instrument, there may be sufficient proof the place there are issues which might be thought-about official authorities is keen to do the needful to have interaction additional or to do the required amendments.
“Still, I think it is also clear to everybody by now that our colleagues on the Minority side because of the numbers in Parliament, sometimes choose to play the political game of pushing it to the numbers. So we on the government side have walked a balancing act. Are there legitimate interests in this particular matter that must be addressed and if they are, we address them? Still, where you are clear that there are no such interests, that it is purely partisan politics that is being played then you also have to ensure when the vote is called you have your numbers to get that vote.”
The 2024 finances assertion was authorized by Parliament on Thursday, December 7 after a headcount.
Parliament couldn’t approve the finances on Wednesday, November 29 after the Majority facet of the House boycotted proceedings, making it the second time they’re strolling out on their finances after they first did so on the 2022 finances assertion which launched the e-levy.