Minority File Motion For Impeachment Of Finance Minister In Parliament Today | Politics

The Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu has filed a movement for the impeachment of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The movement is predicted to be moved by the Minority Leader throughout as we speak's proceedings.

The Minority, subsequently, has urged their counterparts within the Majority Caucus to throw their weight behind the movement to garner the two-thirds majority of 183 MPs wanted to push for the Finance Minister's elimination.

Reasons for impeachment

Addressing a press convention in Parliament, the First Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, mentioned when the Business Committee met final Monday, the Minority Leader indicated to the Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Business Committee that he was going to proceed with a movement to impeachment of the Finance Minister.

He mentioned the transfer was primarily based on the poor financial mismanagement, inconsistencies, non-performance and the shortage of performing statutory obligations.

He, subsequently, expressed shock on the transfer by the Majority Caucus to carry a press convention to name on the President to dismiss Mr Ofori-Atta.

“The Minority Leader instructed the chairman of the Business Committee, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, that because the representatives of the individuals, we should transfer a movement to name for the pinnacle of the Finance Minister.

“So, if our brothers in the Majority believe in this, what they should do is to support the motion by the Minority Leader for the dismissal of the Finance Minister,” he mentioned.

Why President's not sacking minister?

Mr Ahmed described the press briefing by the Majority as lengthy overdue since they failed prior to now to behave.

“If they meant well, the day they went to Cabinet meeting and President Akufo-Addo pointed to them that 'you want me to sack my finance minister when he was sponsoring my campaign where were you' they should have acted”

“This is what the President told them in Cabinet meeting and that was the day we were expecting them to come with such a statement but you sat down and came to correct the communication outside to say that Mr Ofori-Atta performed for the first three years and that is why the President is not sacking him,” he mentioned.

He added that: “The reason why Nana Akufo-Addo does not want to change Ken Ofori-Atta is that Ofori-Atta used his data bank to support his campaign to become President and therefore the Finance Ministry is as a compensation to the Finance Minister .”

Accusing the Majority Caucus of failing to provide you with a movement to censure the Finance Minister, Mr Ahmed mentioned if their counterparts meant nicely “we need two-thirds of MPs to sack the Finance Minister.”

“So, it shouldn't be the Majority or the Minority coming to make a press convention.

“If we have 137 Minority and 137 Majority plus one and both sides believe that the Finance Minister is killing the economy and therefore he must go, it should not be difficult to mobilize 183 MPs to dismiss or to reshuffle him, if the President is failing to do that,” he added.

It can be recalled that earlier as we speak, some Majority Members of Parliament numbering about 20 have requested President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo to take away finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the minister of State on the ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, from workplace now to assist restore confidence in Ghanaian economic system.
The group mentioned it won't do enterprise with government if the president fails to heed to their name.

Spokesperson, Andy Appiah-Kubi, NPP Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North constituency instructed a press convention at Parliament House on Tuesday that members of the bulk won't take part in any government enterprise together with the funds listening to till their calls for have been met.