Abena Osei-Asare
My attention has been drawn to a discussion program on your radio program Eko se sen, in which my name was mentioned as having refused to sign letters restoring some containers to their importers. The manner in which my name was mentioned sought to impute some wrongdoing on my part in this regard.
I write to state for your and your listener’s benefit that while I appreciate the anxiety that people may have over the new measures introduced by the Ministry of Finance to ensure transparency in the restoration process of items that have stayed beyond their stipulated time at the port, there is nothing untoward and the officials at the Finance Ministry are available to explain and answer all queries both general and particular relating to the said process.
In the meantime, I say that I HAVE NOT FAILED, REFUSED OR NEGLECTED TO SIGN ANY LETTER WHICH AFTER HAVING GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE.
Abena Osei-Asare(MP)
Deputy Finance Minister