The Minority Leader in Parliament Haruna Iddrisu has filed a motion for the impeachment of the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The motion is expected to be moved by the Minority Leader during today’s proceedings.
The Minority, therefore, has urged their counterparts in the Majority Caucus to throw their weight behind the motion to garner the two-thirds majority of 183 MPs needed to push for the Finance Minister’s removal.
Reasons for impeachment
Addressing a press conference in Parliament, the First Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, said when the Business Committee met last Monday, the Minority Leader indicated to the Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Business Committee that he was going to proceed with a motion to impeach the Finance Minister.
He said the move was based on the poor economic mismanagement, inconsistencies, non-performance and the lack of performing statutory obligations.
He, therefore, expressed shock at the move by the Majority Caucus to hold a press conference to call on the President to dismiss Mr Ofori-Atta.
“The Minority Leader told the chairman of the Business Committee, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, that as the representatives of the people, we must move a motion to call for the head of the Finance Minister.
“So, if our brothers in the Majority believe in this, what they should do is to support the motion by the Minority Leader for the dismissal of the Finance Minister,” he said.
In addition, the Minority is also calling for the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison to be relieved of his position as well.
