The policy expert on governance and economics accused Ofori-Atta of using the Bible as a weapon of coercion against Ghanaians on his Facebook page after he carelessly destroyed the nation’s economy.
Additionally, he questioned why the Christian Council saw nothing wrong with the government continuing to pour millions of dollars into the construction of a National Cathedral even while the nation struggled with an unprecedentedly severe economic crisis.
“Is the Christian Council pleased with the Finance Minister’s budget proposal that more than GHC 200 million be set aside for the cathedral?
Is he also pleased with the finance minister’s use of the Bible just a paragraph before launching an economic terror campaign?
Do they approve of his misuse of the Bible? The query was posted by Branttie on Monday, December 5, 2022.
Later, in a different post on the same Facebook page, he went further and called the clergy hypocrites and a letdown.
Jesus will be embarrassed by the deceit of Ghana’s clergy.
Ofori-Atta is well known for using the Bible as support for his arguments, particularly during budget presentations and the unveiling of government policies that are unwelcoming to Ghanaians.
He cited 1 Samuel 30:19, which states, “Nothing was lacking, tiny or great,” on Sunday, December 4, 2022. You may trust me when I say that nothing will be broken, lost, or missing. To support the announcement of the debt swap scheme, we will collectively recover everything.
Analysts other than Branttie have expressed displeasure with the Finance Minister’s alleged misuse of God’s word. Political risk expert and economist Dr. Theo Acheampong has also criticized him for the same reason, claiming that Ofori-consistent Atta’s usage of the Bible in this way amounts to a mockery of God.
“Why do we make such fun of God? You claim there are no “missing, lost, or broken” items, however, some financial institutions and investors stand to lose money. Abufusem: e dey bore waa!” On Monday, Dr. Acheampong made a post on Facebook.
Following the minister’s notification to local bondholders that there would be losses on interest payments in the Domestic Debt Exchange program, there have been laments and feelings of despondency throughout Ghana.
