The Member of Parliament for Subin South Constituency, Hon Eugene Boakye Antwi, has stated that the majority in parliament wants parliamentarians as a replacement with regards to the sacking of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and his deputy, Mr Charles Adu Boahen.
Mr Boakye Antwi, who is part of some number of Members of Parliament from the majority side calling on the President to remove Ken Ofori Atta as Finance Minister said, the majority wants the new minister chosen from the house.
Speaking in a media interview on Tuesday evening October 25, the law maker mentioned that they (Majority Members) don’t not want a Finance Minister from outside Parliament.
“If Ken Ofori-Atta goes out as Finance Minister,the President has a pool of competent people, experienced people in the House of Parliament that can easily replace him.We want somebody in Parliament, we want somebody that we can see, we want somebody who respects Parliament.”
Boakye Antwi
He said the move and the call for President Akufo-Addo to take that “bold decision” to remove Mr Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen from the Finance Ministry was for the good and future of the New Patriotic Party(NPP). He added that the Mps don’t want a non MP Minister for Finance anymore .
“We as NPP members will be urging President Akufo-Addo to bring us an MP, somebody who understands the work of parliament, somebody who is going to be with us.”
Mr Boagye Antwi
Mr Boagye indicated that, if the President decides to maintain Ken Ofori-Atta as Minister of Finance and Charles Adu Boahen as his deputy, they are going to boycott government business in parliament.
“It is a one way street now, the President must listen to MPs who are going to support his business in the House, or decide to stick with his cousin and then lose some of us, because what we’ve told the president is simple, if he will still pick Ken Ofori-Atta as minister of finance and Charles Adu Boahen, some of us, we are going to boycott government business in the House,”
Mr Boagye Antwi
Mr Boagye further stated that, there is no way they will change their mind with regards to the decision taken by the law makers. He added that, his collegues have appended their signatures and there’s no way they will back down.
“I can assure you that my colleagues who have appended their signatures will not back down. I’m telling you, free consultancy. We have all sat down and analysed the situation, that the course the President is taking us, can only see a wipe out at the 2024 elections if we don’t take a decision now.
Mr Boagye Antwi
Call On the President To Sack Ken and His Deputy
Some Majority Members of Parliament on Tuesday October 25, asked President Nana Akufo Addo to remove the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and his deputy Charles Adu Boahen, from office.
This, they said could help restore confidence in the Ghanaian economy.
Addressing the media in Parliament on Tuesday morning, spokesperson for the group, Andy Appiah-Kubi, who is the NPP Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North said they will not do business with the government if the president fails to heed to their call.
He added that members from their side will not participate in any government business including the budget hearing until their demands were met.
“The majority has expressed great concern about our economy and our attempts at reaching out to the president through his Ministers have failed.
Andy Appiah Kubi
The Minority Members in parliament has also filed a motion for the removal of the Finance Minister .
Several Ghanaians, including opposition parties like the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have mounted pressure on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Mr. Ofori-Atta from office due to the country’s current economic crises, which has forced government to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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