Ghanaian prophet Kofi Oduro, the General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, has called for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to be fired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
In a sermon, Oduro was emphatic in calling for the President to make a change to his administration, particularly his managers of the economy.
“This is the time, Your Excellency, to make changes, and that changes must be to the honour and glory of God…our finance minister, even though he is a Christian, has failed miserably, and I am telling Your Excellency with all due respect, this is the time to make drastic changes. We cannot sit here when $1.00 is equal to GHC12.00,” Prophet Kofi Oduro said.
Oduro said the President and his team do not like to hear the truth about the current state of the economy but he would still it to them anyway.
“Wrong is wrong. When you are wrong, I need to look into your eyes and tell you that you are wrong. It doesn’t matter [who you are]; that is what is killing this nation, and it is killing churches.
“You can do whatever you like; I came with a fresh grace to tell you something. Look! What I have observed is that the current government hates being told the truth, but I am telling, ‘you will take it’. If Ghana is my private company and somebody is not delivering; I fire them; I replace them; I hire somebody else and then we are working…why can’t a nation do that?” he quizzed.
Oduro joins an endless chorus of people calling for the President to fire the Finance Minister over his poor performance.
However, the President has consistently reiterated his support for Ofori-Atta, including during a recent interview.
President Akufo-Addo speaking on OTEC FM on Monday said he has full confidence in the Minister who is his cousin.
He insisted that Ofori-Atta cannot be blamed for the current economic woes the country is facing.
“I came to office in 2017 under a stringent IMF programme. This same man was able to manage the affairs of our economy in such a way that in my first term, we were one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
“An average growth rate of 7% which allowed us to initiate programmes such as Planting for Food and Jobs. So somebody who has been able to do that. The current difficulties are not his fault. So how do I do it (sack him)? What will be the basis? What will be the rationale?” the President quizzed.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com