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Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a lawyer and prominent member of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has reacted to seismic incidents that rocked the party and government earlier this week.
He believes that a move to thwart government business in Parliament has been handled well by the party and that in the end, the end goal will be that ‘ultimately Ghana wins.’
“You cannot but admire the New Patriotic Party. In the end, the focus of all parties concerned is that ultimately Ghana wins and that is where all minds should be and we believe will be,” Gabby posted in a tweet dated October 26.
The reaction came barely 24-hours after a group of about 80 Members of Parliament threatened to boycott government business if Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen are not relieved of their duties.
The MPs believe that the removal of both men from their posts will help reverse a downward trajectory of the Ghanaian economy which is suffering among others, rising inflation, acute currency depreciation and excruciating cost of doing business.
The NPP National Executives issued a statement hours after the October 25 press conference by the non-conformist MPs stressing that it was seized with the matter.
It is believed that the party leadership were in a meeting at the Presidency where, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo impressed on the MPs to allow Ofori-Atta to remain in charge for the next few weeks as government seeks to conclude a deal with the International Monetary Fund, IMF.
Read Gabby’s tweet below:
Breakaway NPP MPs call for Ofori-Atta’s head
The group said it will not do business with government nor support the 2023 Budget if the president fails to heed their call to remove Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen.
According to them, the move follows previous concerns sent to the government that have not yielded any positive results.
“We have had occasions to defend allegations of conflicts of interest, lack of confidence, and trust against the leadership of the Finance Ministry.
“The recent development within the economy is of major concern to our caucus and our constituents. We have made our grave concern to our president through the parliamentary leadership and the leadership of the party without and positive response,” Andy Appiah Kubi said.
The MPs believe the move will change the current economic situation in the country.
“We are by this medium communicating our strong desire that the president changes the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry without further delay in order to restore hope into the finance sector and reverse the downward trend in the growth of the economy,” he added.
