Chairman of the Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has stated that if the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, continues on his current trajectory in restoring the country’s economy, he could become a potential presidential candidate.

Speaking on GH One on November 17, 2025, Adongo said Ato Forson has strong support from the President, which has helped him make progress in the country’s economy and will help him succeed.

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“… Privately I told him. I said if you continue on the path that you are continuing, I don't see the next president beyond you. I told him personally because to have done the things that he has done in this short period and don't forget that he has the full backing of His Excellency [Mahama].

“If you have a finance minister who doesn't have the backing of the president, he will be a failure because there are certain difficult decisions that you take that even your colleagues are not comfortable with but that is what is required to swallow the bitter pill and heal,” he said.

Adongo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, added that although Ato Forson has not openly declared his intention to run for the presidency, his work could position him as a potential candidate.

He commended Forson for prioritising the country’s interests, noting that he renegotiated some inherited agreements and deals, which has benefited the nation.

He added that with his legacy so far, he could possibly win the next elections for the National Democratic Congress.

“I'm not by this saying that Ato Forson wants to contest for a president but it is just to let him understand how I situate the work that he has done. He's a young man; I don't think he may even be having that contemplation. But just to let him understand that we sitting back, we are impressed with the work that he's done and that he should keep the focus. And if he keeps the focus, he will win the next election for the NDC. There's no two ways about that. And I do believe that his biggest strength was placing Ghana first,” he explained.

He added, “Yesterday we looked at a couple of agreements that were signed before he came. Agreements that required parliamentary approval under Article 181 (5), they were not brought, required approval under the public financial management at Section 33, they were not brought, tax exemptions that were over bloated but he was able, with his team, to renegotiate and give Ghanaians $9 million of benefits, lower than what he came to inherit.

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“But also said, ‘look, this thing requires the approval of the people of Ghana. So, I'm going back to Parliament, I want to be transparent, I want the people of Ghana to give me the mandate to implement the agreement that I have renegotiated’. That financial governance mentality will go down as one of his best.”

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