On Friday, October 30, 2026, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana’s Minister for Finance, told a New Economy forum at the University of Ghana that the administration has introduced about 22 laws in the past year and a half to institutionalise its reform agenda.
Speaking to Professor Fred Dzanku of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, Forson explained that the legislative push is aimed at giving lasting legal foundations to policies that might otherwise be easily altered by successive governments.
He said, “I try to introduce a lot of laws. For the last 18 months, we’ve introduced about 22 laws. We are trying to put these things in law, repealing some and making amendments that require a two‑thirds majority, so that we are locking in the progress.”
Forson noted that without legal backing, policies can be reversed with little resistance, and highlighted amendments to the Public Financial Management Act as part of the effort to entrench reforms.
“Most times, it is very easy for a government of the day to change policy if you don’t have it in law,” he added, underscoring the importance of embedding reforms in legislation to survive political transitions.
As the government moves forward, the focus remains on ensuring that policy and institutional changes are not left solely to the discretion of future administrations.
