The Majority in Parliament staged a walkout on Thursday, December 8, to avoid taking part in the secret ballot for the Censure Motion against Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
The Majority MPs joined the Minority colleagues earlier today to debate the report by the ad-hoc committee set up to probe the allegations against the finance minister.
At the end of the debate where various NDC MPs and NPP MPs took turns to debate, it finally came down to secret voting to decide the fate of Ken Ofori-Atta in the Censure Motion.
Before the voting could start, all NPP MPs walked out of Parliament in order not to take part in
the exercise. In a post on social media, North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said he is proud the
Minority has decided to stay true to their course and wants to see out the process of the Censure Motion. “When the chips are down, NPP MPs chicken out.
“Exceedingly proud that NDC MPs chose to align with suffering Ghanaians not the disastrous & destructive Ken Ofori-Atta,” the NDC MP said in a post on Facebook. He added, “No matter the outcome, history will eternally remember that Ken was the first Minister
to face a censure vote.”