Also known as: Mr Issah · Attah Issah · Mr Atta Issah
Sagnarigu MP and Finance Committee member who defended Bank of Ghana's 2025 losses as stabilisation costs reflecting global monetary policy practices.
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The Ghanaian Times
The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Mr Atta Issah, on Monday handed over a newly constructed two-unit kindergarten block with ancillary facilities to the Kpalsi A.E.M Zion School in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region. …
Sagnarigu MP hands over kindergarten block to Kpalsi schoolThe Chronicle
… In a statement issued on Monday, May 4, 2026 by the MP for Sagnarigu and a Member of the Finance Committee, Atta Issah, the Majority accused the Minority of misinterpreting technical accounting data and central banking practices, warning that such claims risk misleading the publi …
GH¢44bn BoG Loss Misleading – MajorityJoy Online
A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament and MP for Sagnarigu, Attah Issah, says the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) negative equity position should not be interpreted as policy insolvency. …
BoG’s negative equity doesn’t mean it is policy insolvent – Attah IssahJoy Online
… READ ALSO: Oppong Nkrumah urges urgent BoG recapitalisation, warns against political interference The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, Atta Issah, defended the Bank of Ghana, insisting that its actions were consistent with standard central banking practices globally and that n …
Experts debate Bank of Ghana losses and policy impact on Super Morning ShowJoy Online
… But in a detailed response authored by Atta Issah, the Sagnarigu MP and a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, the Majority said that the interpretation “mischaracterises both the trend and the drivers of the Bank of Ghana’s financial performance.” It said, “A careful readin …
Majority caucus says BoG’s rising losses are cost of stabilisation, not collapseJoy Online
… Atta Issah, MP for Sagnarigu and member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, who uncharacteristically broke the news of the Banks’ losses sought to explain the core mechanism: “Bank of Ghana gives money to GOLDBOD to go and purchase the gold. …
Analysis: How GOLDBOD’s “beautiful” 2025 financials created a GH¢9bn hole at the Bank of GhanaJoy Online
… In a response, Atta Issah, Sagnarigu MP and member of the Parliament’s Finance Committee, insists the central bank’s audited accounts were properly prepared and fully disclosed. …
The numbers speak for themselves – Majority caucus fires back at Minority over BoG lossJoy Online
… But Atta Issah, Sagnarigu MP and a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, said that interpretation “simplifies a complex monetary policy process and misrepresents both the purpose and impact of these payments.” The debate follows scrutiny of the Bank of Ghana’s audited account …
Majority caucus counters minority, says GH¢14.61bn was cost of stability, not BoG mismanagementJoy Online
… ah stated, “but to share with the Ghanaian people the numbers that the government wanted to hide and the worrying implications those numbers reveal.”Clash Over Pre-Release ‘Spin’ The Minority’s address follows an earlier press briefing by the Majority Caucus—fronted by Atta Issah …
Minority caucus ‘strips BoG naked’ over losses, accuses NDC of hiding true financial CcrisisJoy Online
… At a press briefing on April 30, Majority MP Atta Issah defended the figures, saying the costs captured in the accounts were tied to tangible economic gains. …
The Bank of Ghana has not made any losses that should be a topic for discussion — Sammy GyamfiThe Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu handed over a newly constructed two-unit kindergarten block with ancillary facilities to Kpalsi A.E.M Zion School in the Northern Region, funded from the MP's share of the District Assembly Common Fund. The project aims to improve teaching and learning and accommodate increasing enrolment in the farming community.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu handed over a newly constructed two-unit kindergarten block with ancillary facilities to Kpalsi A.E.M Zion School in the Northern Region, funded from the MP's share of the District Assembly Common Fund. The project aims to improve teaching and learning and accommodate increasing enrolment in the farming community.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Parliament's Majority Caucus has rejected Minority allegations that the Bank of Ghana manipulated accounts and concealed losses, arguing that the central bank's GH¢9.6 billion gain from gold sales is a legitimate and standard reserve management practice.
5 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Sagnarigu MP and Finance Committee member Attah Issah says the Bank of Ghana's negative equity position should not be read as policy insolvency, as the central bank's mandate is price stability and reserve management, not profit-making. He clarified that the GH¢96.3 billion negative equity is cumulative, comprised of GH¢61.3 billion from end-2024 plus GH¢35 billion from current-year losses and other comprehensive income.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Experts discussed recent audit findings on Bank of Ghana losses on Joy FM's Super Morning Show, with Joe Jackson defending the central bank's economic interventions, while Kojo Oppong Nkrumah criticised the bank's financial position and called for recapitalisation, and Atta Issah argued the bank's actions aligned with standard global practices.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Majority in Parliament has pushed back against the Minority's criticism of the Bank of Ghana's rising losses, arguing that the 2025 increase to GH¢15.63 billion from GH¢9.49 billion in 2024 reflects deliberate policy actions for monetary stabilisation—including exchange rate revaluation and liquidity management—rather than operational deterioration or institutional collapse.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) reported a surplus of over GH¢5.4 billion in 2025 after assaying 103.8 metric tonnes of artisanal and small-scale gold and 101 metric tonnes of large-scale gold, but the same programme created a GH¢9.05 billion net loss at the Bank of Ghana, worsening the central bank's financial position.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Majority in Parliament has rejected the Minority's claim that the Bank of Ghana understated its 2025 financial loss, insisting the central bank's audited accounts were properly prepared. The Minority had alleged the actual loss was far higher when adding other comprehensive income or reversing gold sale gains, but the Majority says the audited loss of GH¢15.63 billion must be interpreted in line with established accounting standards.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Majority in Parliament has rejected the Minority's claim that the Bank of Ghana's GH¢14.61 billion paid to commercial banks in 2025 represented a transfer of public wealth, with an MP arguing that the payments were a monetary policy tool for stability rather than evidence of policy failure.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's parliamentary Minority caucus has attacked the Bank of Ghana over its 2025 audited financial statements, declaring that the central bank's true financial condition has been deliberately obscured and accusing it of facing "policy insolvency." The Minority also criticized the Majority caucus for issuing a pre-release briefing on the anticipated losses, arguing it violated banking law.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of the Ghana Gold Board downplayed concerns over the Bank of Ghana's 2025 losses of GH¢15.6 billion, saying they are not significant enough to warrant national alarm, while the opposition NPP described the losses as "a new low" and blamed policy missteps.
2 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Majority in Parliament said the Bank of Ghana's projected 2025 loss of about GH¢15.7 billion represents a peak, with Atta Issah citing structural changes—including lower inflation (3.2 percent), reduced policy rates (14 percent in March 2026), and reforms in gold procurement and fiscal coordination—as factors that will significantly reduce future financial pressures on the central bank.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Majority in Parliament defended the Bank of Ghana's expected loss of about GH₵15.7 billion for 2025, arguing that central bank losses linked to inflation-control measures are a global phenomenon and do not affect the BoG's authority to set monetary policy, manage foreign reserves, or supervise the financial system, which is defined by law rather than balance sheet performance.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bank of Ghana is expected to report a net loss of GH¢15.6 billion for 2025, up from GH¢9.6 billion in 2024, marking the second-largest loss since 2008. A Finance Committee member defended the loss, stating the central bank's mandate is not profit-driven and the losses reflect broader economic stabilisation efforts.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →