The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has been given a week to brief Parliament on the issuance of the 2.25 billion dollars bond.
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The bond which was issued in April by the Finance ministry has seen a lot of criticism from the minority in Parliament, which allege conflict of interest and lack of transparency in the issuance of the bond.
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The minority has also petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission of the US to look into the issuance of the bond.
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In an attempt to bring a finality to the issues surrounding the issuance of the bond, first time in the history of Ghana’s Parliament a half-hour motion has been invoked as the minority leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu prayed the House to summon the finance minister.
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The motion was seconded by the Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu as a way to bring clarity to the issuance of the bond.
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The Speaker subsequently ordered the minister to appear before the House within the assigned time to address the concerns of the Minority.