A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi has said persons calling for the sacking of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta are motivated by hate and jealousy.
Speaking on the New Day show with Roland Walker on TV3 Thursday October 27, the New Juaben South lawmaker indicated that the most important thing in solving the economic crisis is for all Ghanaians to come together as one people.
“Let us come together to see ourselves as solving the problems together, that is the most important thing. If we are able to solve the problem together and we win together Ghana has won, not NDC or NPP.
“But for you to say that Ken Ofori-Atta has failed, this is complete hatred and jealousy. They just talk like that. I am not by this, saying, he is a perfect person but let us situate the situation.”
His comments come at a time some members of the Majority caucus in Parliament have threatened to boycott the presentation and debate on the 2023 budget statement if President Akufo-Addo does not remove Mr Ofori-Atta and Adu Boahen.
The NPP MPs believe that the prevailing economic situation in the country does not make it right for the two gentlemen to remain in office hence the President must ask them to go.
Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday, October 25, Mr Andy Appiah Kubi said “We are unhappy with the developments in the country, we consulted our constituents who also expressed same sentients.
“We want the President to remove Ken Ofori and Chares Adu Boahen.
“We are by this medium communicating our strong desire that the President changes the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State in the Finance Ministry without further delay.
“We want to serve notice, and notice is hereby served that until such persons as aforementioned are made to resign or removed from office, we members of the Majority Caucus here in Parliament will not participate in any business of Government by or, for the president by any other Minster.
“We hope that those of us in the back bench and members of the Majority caucus will abide by this prayer.
“We are saying that if our request is not responded to positively, we will not be present for the budget hearing neither will we participate in the debate.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
