{"id":26824,"date":"2022-10-25T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T12:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=26824"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T13:44:17","slug":"sack-ofori-atta-et-al-else-we-will-boycott-parliament-npp-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/10\/25\/sack-ofori-atta-et-al-else-we-will-boycott-parliament-npp-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Sack Ofori-Atta -Majority MPs tell Akufo-Addo Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some Members of Parliament who are part of the Majority Caucus are calling for the dismissal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group made the announcement to the media in Parliament on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, the Member of Parliament for the Asante-Akim North Constituency, who introduced himself as the spokesperson for the disgruntled Majority MPs group, said they decided to voice their position because several concerns sent to the government have failed to yield positive results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the group, sacking Ofori-Atta and Adu Boahen will help restore confidence in Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent development within the economy is of major concern to our caucus and our constituents. We have made our grave concern known to our president through the parliamentary leadership and the leadership of the party without any positive response.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are by this medium communicating our strong desire that the president changes the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry without further delay in order to restore hope to the financial sector and reverse the downward trend in the growth of the economy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several Ghanaians, including opposition parties, have mounted pressure on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Mr. Ofori-Atta from office in light of the country\u2019s current economic predicament, which has compelled government to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Alliance for Accountable Governance<\/strong>(AFAG) on Monday demanded the head of the Finance Minister and Mr. Adu Boahen over their handling of the economic crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Arnold Boateng, the General Secretary of AFAG, said \u201cclearly it looks like the Finance Ministry and the government has dropped the ball on the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReassign the Finance Minister and Adu-Boahen because they have been there for a long time and their activities have caused the mess we are in now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis posture does not augur well. He has lost the trust of the nation. The name Ken Ofori-Atta has become synonymous with failure, synonymous with incompetence and any adjective you can call.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t turn my back on Ofori-Atta \u2013 Nana Addo <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In response to the calls for Ofori-Atta\u2019s head, President Akufof-Addo,<\/strong> during an interview on Kumasi Based OTEC FM last week, said he can\u2019t turn his back on his Finance Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI came to office in 2017 when we were under an IMF programme. This same Ken Ofori-Atta was able to manage the economy for the first 3 to 4 years. We were then one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. We had an average growth rate of 7% a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Akufo-Addo with Ken Ofori-Atta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor someone who has been able to do all these, how do I turn my back on him? For me, his performance has been excellent. That is why I have great difficulty in understanding what is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary of Ghana\u2019s economic woes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ghana is currently going through a tough time with its economy, as there seems to be no end in sight for its challenges while the debt stock has hit unsustainable levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, Ghana\u2019s inflation has skyrocketed to 37.2% in September 2022, the highest in the last 21 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cedi has also lost value to major trading currencies, especially the dollar, in the last ten months and currently trading at almost GHc14 to a dollar.
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Fuel prices have also crossed the GHc15 per litre mark, compelling transport operators to threaten to increase fares by 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V.I.P Jeoun Transport Service<\/strong> has already increased its fares by 20% effective Monday, October 24, 2022 with further fare hikes expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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