The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred a vote of censure motion filed by the minority cause of Parliament for the removal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to an 8-member ad hoc committee
The committee is expected to make a determination on removal of Ofori-Atta within 7 days.
The speaker announced that the committee will be chaired by Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond and the MP for Bolgatanga Dominic Akuritinga Ayine.
According to Mr. Bagbin, the Finance Minister will be given the ample opportunity to defend himself.
He stated that the Minister in question is also entitled to appear before the committee with a counsel.
“What I can do at this time is to allow the motion to be seconded and I will give opportunity for it to be responded to by our standing orders which I can interpret. The matter will be referred to an ad hoc committee to be investigated,” he said.
The Speaker noted that after the process, a report will be submitted before the House for a decision to be taken.
The Adhoc Committee will be chaired by the Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond and Bolgatanga East MP, Dominic Ayine.
Other members of the committee from the Minority side are; North Tongu MP, Okudxeto Ablakwa, Klottey-Korle MP, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, Bernard Ahiafe.
The rest from the Majority side include Okaikoi Central MP, Yaw Boahmah, Ashanti Akyem Central MP, Emmanuel Anyimadu-Antwi and Sekondi MP, Andre Egyapa Mercer.
On October 25, 2022, the Minority in Parliament filed a censure motion against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
This occurred at the same time that the Majority MPs, numbering around 80, held a press conference to demand the removal of the Finance Minister and Minister of State in charge of Finance at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, for their inability to manage the economy.
However, the NPP MPs, have failed to support the NDC MPs in their quest. According to them, although do not want the Finance Minister out, they would do that on their own terms.
They insisted that the Minority had their own parochial interest and therefore would not support the NDC MPs in their censure motion.