Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, a lecturer at the Central University, has called for the exit of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, from his office now that the IMF deal is settled.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved the long-awaited $3 billion bailout for Ghana in hopes of combating the country’s economic crisis.
The arrangement will allow for the immediate release of $600 million with the remaining funds to be made available over the course of the next three years, the IMF said in a statement Wednesday.
"Congratulations to President @NAkufoAddo & his team on the $3 billion IMF-supported program approved by our Executive Board. We stand with Ghana as it implements reforms to address the current economic and financial crisis and help build a better future for all Ghanaians," the IMF Boss, Kristalina Georgieva, tweeted on Wednesday, May 17.
Dr. Otchere-Ankrah is therefore asking the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to fulfil his promise to let the Finance Minister go after the end of the IMF deal.
"Long ago, we heard some MPs saying the Finance Minister should resign and the President pleaded that we should wait for him to finish with the budget arrangements and IMF deal and when he is done, he will allow him to go. So, if he has finished, we are waiting for the President to know whether he will let him go or he will exit by himself," he reminded the President.
He called for a send-off to be organized for Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta and offered himself to be the Master of Ceremony (MC) for the event.
"By God's grace, we are done with the IMF, Ken is tired. He should go and rest . . . we should organize a send-off for him. I will attend it; in fact I will be the MC for his send-off," he told Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' show.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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To be blunt, Ken is going nowhere. Find out what the President said when the NPP Parliamentary delegation met him; I learn he said he would consider/revisit their request after the Budget and the IMF deal. Did Nana make a categorical statement of firing Ken? In any case, if Ken does not go, what can you do to cause political pain to the NPP? Just sit on radio/TV and criticise him - that's all! The UK Prime Minister sacked Kwasi Kwarteng the Chancellor because the UK electorate have clearly linked governmental performance with electoral fate. Until Ghanaians punish politicians at the polls for mismanagement, they will continue to ignore us and do what they like.
Dr should be careful with his utterances these days. He is becoming a bit petty and a joker as well. “ I will be the mc at the finance minister’s sending off ceremony “ is not a joke but pettiness. We all wanted Ken to go but I think we should revise our notes now. Maybe just maybe he is still the right person for this unpopular position. Be mindful of your submissions Dr Ankrah. Be with yourself as we know you to be.
Do you envy his position?. We need to progress as one people instead of the partisan and selfish interests people are habouring, including well known intellectuals. Mo ma yen dwen yen ho
I doubt, it won't happen. The man was chasing the IMF 'food' 24/7. Now that the 'food' has landed you want him to go and sit at home or reshuffled to a different ministry? Fow who to come and chop? It won't happen. The IMF deal cannot be complete until the who amount is disbursed .