Hon. Fatima Abubakar

The Spokesperson for the Government’s Transition Team and Minister for Information, Fatima Abubakar, has dismissed claims that there is an agreement to halt recruitment processes during the ongoing transition period. Her comments follow threats from President-elect John Dramani Mahama’s Transition Team to reverse what they described as “last-minute recruitments” initiated by the outgoing administration. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, 17th December, Fatima Abubakar emphasised that the operations of the Transition Team do not suspend government activities. “The fact is that the work of the transition team does not put an embargo on the government business and does not oust the…

The deputy Minister for Information, Hon. Fatima Abubakar, has stated that going to the International Monetary Fund(IMF) for programme support and bailout will be the last resort of the ruling Government. In an exclusive interview with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, the deputy Minister indicated that resorting to the IMF can never cushion the economy but could only sustain Ghanaians while the economy stays afloat.  "This wouldn't be the first time Ghana may go to the IMF, we have been there before but look at the implications we had as a country following the conditionality we were…