A news conference was organized on October 25, 2022, to call for the dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, and was attended by more than 80 NPP mps, including Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, the representative for Asante-Akim North.
If Ken were to deliver the Budget, they threatened to boycott it.
In a meeting with the outraged Parliamentarians, President Akufo-Addo begged for more time until Ghana finished its talks with the IMF, saying that “terminating the appointment…will undermine the program.”
On October 27, 2022, a wealthy businessman barged into Parliament “with a huge envelope” in an effort to persuade the MPs to refrain from demanding the ouster of Ofori-Atta.
The gentleman “was frustrated when we replied we cannot take anything,” according to Andy Appiah-Kubi. We are making this demand, but not because of the money.
The MPs reiterated their demand for Ken’s dismissal on December 1, 2022, stating that they expected the President to uphold his end of the bargain in their agreement with him.
It September 8, 2023. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is still in post.
Ghana had a 122 billion Ghana cedi debt as of December 2016.
The debt reached GH236 billion in three years, in 2019.
The government’s justification was and still is that “we borrowed to develop infrastructure.”
What exactly did prior governments borrow money for?
Now to some hanging galamsey issues.
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a renowned heart surgeon and former minister of environment, science, technology, and innovation, delivered a report on the operations of the inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining (IMCIM), whose head he was, on March 19, 2021.
The report, which was given to the Chief of Staff of the President’s Office, accused various government personnel of malfeasance.
Details of the report were leaked to the media in mid-April 2023.
Jubilee House characterized the charges in the former minister’s report as hearsay in an April 22, 2023 statement.
On June 7, 2023, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) made an arrest in relation to its investigations into the claims made by the minister.
A $2 million bail bond was set for him.
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