Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament are demanding the immediate dismissal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
The MPs from the Majority caucus have accused Mr Ofori-Atta and a Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu-Boahen, of superintending over the mess in the Ghanaian economy.
Addressing members of the Parliamentary Press Corps on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the spokesperson for the NPP MPs, Andy Appiah Kubi, called on the President to relieve his cousin of managing the national purse or risk losing their support for government business going forward.
“We have had occasions to defend allegations of conflict of interest, lack of confidence, trust, against the leadership of our Finance Ministry. The recent development within our economy is of great concern to the greater majority of members of our caucus and our constituents. We are by this medium communicating our strong desire that the President change the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of State in the Finance Ministry without further delay to restore hope to the financial sector and reverse the downward trend of the growth of the economy,” the Asante Akyem North MP, Andy Appiah-Kubi said.