According to the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Ato Forson, their decision was due to the fact that some concerns including defects in the document raised by the minority with regards to the loan have not been addressed. He insists that until the right things are done, the minority side will not approve the one billion dollar syndicated loan despite the IMF plea. Speaking in an interview, he said, “…we met as a committee for us to consider and approve two tranches of loans. So that will mean that parliament would have to amend what was brought to us.”TWI NEWSWhen asked why they ignored the advice of the IMF, he said they only take advice from foreign partners and not instructions. “Parliament does not take instructions from our foreign partners, we take advice from them, advice can either be accepted or rejected it depends on the circumstances on the day,” Ato Forson added.
