Renowned economist and businessman, Dr Kofi Amoah, says sacking the Finance Minister is not enough and that he must be investigated as well and prosecuted if necessary.
Dr Amoah was reacting following a call by over 80 majority Members of Parliament (MPs) for Ken Ofori-Atta to step down.
As the pressure piles on the Minister, Dr Amoah says he should not just be sacked but investigated as well over conflict of interest and other alleged infractions.
“Ghana Parliament… SACKING of the Finance Minister should not end there, investigate the ff 1. Conflicts of interest in the fleecing of the public purse 2. Full ACCOUNTABILITY of the billions of Eurobond and other Borrowings, COVID funds etc STOP THE STEALING Safe the CEDI🙏🏽” he posted on Twitter following the news of Ofori-Atta’s issues.
Ghana Parliament…
SACKING of the Finance Minister should not end there, investigate the ff
1. Conflicts of interest in the fleecing of the public purse
2. Full ACCOUNTABILITY of the billions of Eurobond and other Borrowings, COVID funds etcSTOP THE STEALING
Safe the CEDI🙏🏽
— CitizenKofi (@amoah_citizen) October 25, 2022
Earlier on Tuesday, October 25th, over 80 majority lawmakers called for Ofori-Atta’s sack.
The MP’s have also called for the sacking of the minister of state at the finance ministry, Adu Boahen.
The lawmakers believe sacking the duo for their poor handling of the economy would be a good step at addressing the economic malaise and also restoring public confidence in the economy.
Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Tuesday, October 25, a lawmaker for Asante Akyem North, Andy Appiah Kubi said “We are unhappy with the developments in the country, we consulted our constituents who also expressed same sentiments. 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.” he added.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com