Dr Konadu Apraku, a two-time flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says if he were President, he would have fired Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
He stated that he would have listened to the disgruntled NPP Members of Parliament who have been calling for the Finance Minister’s resignation due to the economic situation.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has yet to fire Mr Ofori-Atta, despite pressure from NPP MPs in October 2022 to fire his treasury chief for mismanaging the economy.
During a meeting with the MPs, the President negotiated with them to give him some time to act on their demands.
“If I were the President [Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo], I would have listened to the MPs and removed Ofori-Atta,” Dr Apraku stated in an interview with state channel GTV on Monday.
He stated that the President must consider the feelings of the NPP MPs and the public before removing the Finance Minister.
“In politics, you have to be sensitive to public opinion. Sometimes, it may not be the truth, but that is the sentiments, and the sentiments of the people need to be examined, and acted upon if it is possible. It’s a great deal for the NPP MPs to come out there to say they don’t want our Finance Minister, their own Finance Minister that they have worked with in the past,” Dr Apraku stated.
He added, “in democracy, we have to be sensitive to the people. Lack of action exacerbates the problem, so you cut it off and cut your losses and I would have cut my losses and said please you have done enough, the environment is hostile to you so go. I would have changed him”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
