The Council of Elders of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that, it will be meeting President Akuffo Addo over the call for the removal of Finance Minister, Hon Ken Ofori Atta.
Speaking in an interview, a member of the Council of Elders and former Chief of Staff in the John Agyekum Kufuor administration, Mr Kwadwo Mpiani, noted that the council met and a decision was taken for the members to meet with the President for the way forward concerning the internal cry for the removal of the finance minister.
He further noted that the council cannot take a stand on the matter until it has met with the President.
After a while, some 98 New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislators have returned to their earlier demand for Mr Ofori-Atta’s resignition or dismissal. Their resolution followed a meeting on Tuesday, 15 November 2022. They agreed that Mr Ofori-Atta must exit the government immediately.
The Spokesperson for the 98 member group, who is the Asante-Akim North Member of Parliament, Andy Appiah-Kubi, said that, “We’ve gone back to ‘sack him now’ and, therefore, should the budget be presented under the stamp of the Finance Minister, we will not participate because, as far as we are concerned, we are never going to do business with him.”
“And if we’re not going to do business with him, he does not participate in any process from the Presidency to the House. We will not participate in deliberations too.
“We’re not saying we won’t do the President’s business; we’re saying we won’t do the President’s business through Ofori-Atta.”
Andy Appiah Kubi
Listen To Ghanaians And Sack Ofori-Atta
The former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to listen to the incessant calls of Ghanaians and sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Mr Fuseini described the President’s decision to stick by the embattled Finance Minister despite a lack of confidence in his competence by majority of Ghanaians as shocking.
According to Mr Fuseini, the President has exhibited the highest form of impunity for failing to listen to calls of Ghanaians and Parliamentarians from his own party to dismiss the Finance Minister.
“The failure of the President to act on the call by 234 Members of Parliament calling for the sacking of Ofori-Atta is probably the height of impunity…I think that it is time the President listened. Article One states it clearly that the powers of government must be exercised for the welfare of the people not the welfare of family members of the President.”
Inusah Fuseini
There have been public calls for the sacking of Ofori-Atta, with his critics citing him as responsible for Ghana’s current economic challenges.
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