Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has commended Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson for personally engaging media houses to explain the 2027 Budget Statement presented to Parliament.
In a post on X, Mr Anyidoho described the minister’s decision to visit media houses and engage directly with the public as commendable.
He said he had heard Dr Forson acknowledge the genuine concerns of traders over near-zero sales while maintaining that there were positive prospects ahead.
“I think the fact that Ato Forson is readily visiting media houses to engage personally on what he put out yesterday, is commendable. “I have heard him say somewhere that he understands the genuine concerns traders are expressing about near zero sales but he thinks that the clouds are carrying silver linings …”
Mr Anyidoho further stressed the importance of transparency in addressing public concerns, noting that candour was essential in managing public sentiments.
However, he said the measures required to improve the situation remained a separate issue, insisting that the concerns raised by traders were legitimate and real.
“Candor is very important in managing public sentiments. How the system changes for the better is another matter all together because the concerns are very very very legitimate and real.”
The minister had a one-on-one interview with Accra-based ChannelOne TV on Friday, November 13, a day after his presentation.
