Minority boycotts BoG briefing after Parliament bars media coverage

The Minority in Parliament has suspended its participation in a Committee of the Whole session with Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama, in protest against a decision to hold the briefing behind closed doors. On Wednesday, July 15, First Deputy Speaker Bernard Ahiafor ruled that the media would be excluded from the proceedings following a request by the Majority. Addressing journalists after the ruling, Ofoase/Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah questioned the justification for the closed-door…