Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur has disputed claims that his relationship with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kofi Wampah turned sour over the years, and that affected the management of the economy.
[contextly_sidebar id=”5APnzwu4FQcbku57XZ7coMR5VSgmkXwc”]The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, who’s the Minority Spokesperson on Finance, stated on an Accra-based radio station that the bad blood between the outgoing Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah, and the Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, contributed to the former’s unimpressive tenure as governor, which, according to the MP, is partly to blame for his exit from the bank.
But the Vice President, a former Governor of the Bank, who worked with Dr.Wampah, in response said Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei’s claim is a fabrication and should be treated with the contempt it deserves.
Mr. Amissah-Arthur in a statement further clarified that he has had “very fruitful and cherished relations with Dr Wampah” from his days as the Governor of the Central Bank till date.
Akoto Osei’s defence
But Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has defended his comments which he referred to as a perception based on evidence he would not speak about when quizzed by Eyewitness News Host, Richard Dela Sky.
Speaking on the Point Blank segment of Eyewitness News, Mr. Akoto Osei said the President’s recent comments on the Bank of Ghana’s handling of the DKM issue somewhat showed that the state of the relationship was not anything to write home about.
“A team tasked with managing the economy must be able to work together, there can’t be any bad blood…People have to be able to communicate well to be able to properly manage the country’s economy,” the MP added.
Wampah denies being forced out of BoG
In a related development, the outgoing Governor has denied being forced out of office as being speculated.
According to the governor, it is not accurate that he had to take his early retirement because of a recent crisis in the microfinance sector. He also explained his impending exit also has nothing to do with the controversy over the case involving his step daughter and her British fugitive husband, David McDemott.
The Governor is expected to retire on Thursday, March 31.
Click on this link to read the Vice President’s response
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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