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‘Leave Ofori-Atta alone, pass a vote of no confidence on Akufo-Addo’ – PC Appiah Ofori to MPs

A former Member of Parliament for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Paul Collins Appiah Ofori has asked the Majority group calling for the head of the Finance Minister to let him be.

According to him, the vituperations of the legislators should be directed towards President Akufo-Addo rather than his cousin, the Finance Minister.

He has asked Parliament to “leave Ken Ofori-Atta alone and pass a vote of no confidence on Akufo-Addo.”

The vociferous ex legislator speaking on Onua TV with Captain Smart following the pronouncement of the Majority MPs for the ousting of the minister and his deputy noted it is the president that makes the appointment and for him to watch Ken Ofori-Atta for things to get to this level is unpardonable, hence his call for Akufo-Addo’s removal.

Several calls came for the resignation or sacking of the Finance minister when things started getting worse.

Those who called for reshuffle or sacking of the minister were described by the President as hungry people who are seeking for jobs.

But in Parliament Tuesday, October 25, 2022, some 80 Majority MPs in a media briefing asked the President to sack Ken Ofori-Atta and his Deputy, Adu Boahen to relieve Ghanaians from the economic misfortunes currently confronting the country.

According to them, “the recent happenings is not pleasing and after consulting our constituents and informing the leadership of Parliament, we want the President to set aside the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the deputy minister of State in charge of Finance Charles Adu Boahen for government business to continue.

“If the president refuses to heed to our call, we will not participate in any business for the government,” Andrews Appiah Kubih said on behalf of the group.

Meanwhile, KNUST’s Prof. Samuel Adu Gyamfi has casted doubts the minister would be sacked.

“I wasn’t surprised but the only surprising thing is where the call came from. The biggest repercussion is for the president to sit aloof and remain adamant on all calls for the Finance Minister’s sack for the call to come from his own people. It would go down in history against him as President.

“If he [Akufo-Addo] listens I’ll be surprised because he has made up his mind not to listen to anything coming from the people because he won’t listen,” he asserted on Onua FM’s midday bulletin with Yaa Titi Okrah.