The Majority Caucus in Parliament has acceded to President Akufo-Addo’s appeal to allow Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, stay in office till after the IMF negotiation is done.
In a statement released by the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister of Finance will stay “until the conclusion of the round of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the presentation of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy in November, 2022 and the subsequent passage of the Appropriation Bill after which time the demand will be acted upon.”
The Majority Caucus in Parliament threatened to boycott Parliamentary sittings if President Akufo-Addo does not relieve Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Presidency, Charles Adu Boahen of their positions.
Addressing a Press Conference on Tuesday, Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Lawyer Andy Appiah Kubi said the two need to be fired over their failure in dealing with the current economic challenges.
Failure to do this, they will stage a boycott.
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You are not a serious party ! you claim the two gentlemen are not effective anymore. Yet you allow the President who is also struggling to govern to convince you on the said gentlemen. Ghana is not prepared to move forward. You want to copy the way the Brits rule. was Kwarteng told to read the budget before being sacked? or was Liz asked to stay on before she is less than a year at the post? what if the man isnt in a position to present the budget or negotiate for free money?
The implication of the 3 weeks' grace to sack Ken Ofori-Ata after the IMF negotiation can ramify into a very grievous consequence if the President offers to go with his finance ministers. That would indeed appear very ungrateful, taking the many good jobs the president has accomplished for Ghana into consideration. I would therefore advise the leadership of the NPP to work hard behind the scenes to avoid this scenario. I believe it is only politically expedient for the president to advise Ken to resign, not because of his performance as a finance minister per se. Then, Ken had done very well. He was on track. The economic growth was remarkable before the COVID and Ukraine wars hit.