The calls for Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister, to be fired have been resurrected by Kwesi Pratt Jr., editor-in-chief of the Insight newspaper.
According to reports, more than 90 members of the majority caucus in parliament have signed a petition urging President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to fire Charles Adu Boahen, who serves as both the finance minister and the minister of state for finance.
If the President does not remove the two appointees, the Members of Parliament have vowed to boycott the presentation of the 2023 Budget and all government business that will be brought before the Legislative House.
Nevertheless, Mr. Ofori-Atta is still in his position since the President urged the MPs to permit the Finance Minister to complete the IMF contract in a meeting called in an emergency.
Mr. Pratt made this assertion during an interview on an Accra based radio station.
“I wish Ken Ofori-Atta had resigned . . . I wish he wouldn’t wait for the President to tell him to leave before he does,” he emphasized.
