Finance Minister-designate Mohammed Amin Adam has affirmed his dedication to vigorously pursue revenue mobilisation. 

He stated that this is aimed at fortifying the country's finances to meet expenditure goals. 

Dr. Amin Adam stressed his commitment to working closely with revenue mobilization agencies to strengthen the country's revenue streams. 

In an interview with Citi FM on Thursday, February 15, he underscored the importance of solid financial foundations in tackling the economic challenges faced by citizens and ensuring sustainable development.

“Revenue collection will be pursued aggressively, So you are going to see me moving around the revenue centres, the ports, the airport and the market areas to encourage the staff of GRA to collect more revenue but also to institute a friendly approach to collecting revenue.”

“We have heard that people are being harassed, all these are going to be streamlined so that you have a friendly approach and also we will get the GRA to introduce a faceless assessment system to ensure that we maximise revenue collection…and to be able to meet our expenditure target.”

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam as the new Finance Minister, replacing Ken Ofori-Atta, who served in the position for seven years.

The announcement came as part of the latest ministerial reshuffle released by President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 14.

Despite facing significant challenges and calls for his dismissal from some members of Ghana's Parliament, Ken Ofori-Atta served as Ghana's longest-serving finance minister.

On October 25, 2022, around 80 NPP MPs demanded Ofori-Atta's resignation due to the country's struggling economy. Similar calls were echoed by the NDC parliamentary caucus in February 2023.

However, President Akufo-Addo rejected these calls for resignation, urging Parliament to wait until discussions with the IMF concluded.