The National Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged aggrieved Members of Parliament to keep calm as they engage government for an amicable solution.
This statement comes on the back of calls by some of its Members of Parliament for Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen to be removed from office.
The party said it is engaging with the MPs involved to have the issues resolved.
“The leadership of the party is currently engaging government as well as the parliamentary group and urges all stakeholders to remain calm as it seeks an amicable resolution to the impasse”, the NPP stressed in a statement.
A group of NPP members of parliament held a press conference on Tuesday, October 2022, to voice their concerns and demanded the head of Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen.
Spokesperson for the group, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, the Member of Parliament for the Asante-Akim North Constituency, told the media on Tuesday that sacking Ofori-Atta and Adu Boahen will help restore confidence in Ghana’s economy.
However, the NPP says it is working with both government and the feuding group to arrive at an amicable solution.
“The leadership of the party, herein, reiterates its commitment to, at all times, engage government on issues of utmost interest and concern to the party, government and the citizenry.”
Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has asked Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) demanding the resignation of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister to hold on.
He is pleading with the legislators to exercise restraints until Ghana concludes negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The President said, terminating the appointment of Ken Ofori-Atta will disrupt the programme.
At a meeting with the aggrieved MPs at the Jubilee House, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed for calm.
source: theGhanaianvoice.com