In response to Ken Ofori-Atta’s removal as finance minister, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh of the Center for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has responded.
He claims that even though the former minister left the local financial system, he is expanding his career as a presidential advisor, a position that he was allegedly given.
He is no longer employed in domestic finance or economics. In response, Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh posted on Facebook, saying, “He’s taking his game global.”
The initial post to which the head of CDD-Ghana responded was made on Facebook by Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Africa. “The top presidential counselor on the economy will be Ken Ofori-Atta, the former minister of finance.
“Meaning he will be in charge of negotiating most big deals… he is now bigger than MoF,” was how he explained the announcement in a comment.
The Office of the President sources that Asaase News has spoken to state that he will also function as the president’s special envoy on foreign investment and the capital markets.
On February 1, 2018, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (also known as CDD-Ghana) hired Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh as its executive director.
He was the first director of legal policy and governance and co-editor of CDD-Ghana’s quarterly Democracy Watch from 2001 to 2003. He has been a board member of the organization since its founding in 1998.
Reactions on social media to Ofori-Atta’s departure
On February 14, social media platforms saw an increase in engagements due to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a significant government change, in addition to the obvious Valentine’s Day celebration.
“Ken Ofori-Atta” and “Finance Minister” became popular shortly after the announcement.
The most discussed part of the government shuffle was the removal of Ofori-Atta’s nomination as finance minister.
After a few hours, it was revealed that the president’s cousin had been scheduled for another appointment, even though Ofori-Atta was still trending.
