BREAKING NEWS : Sack Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Now
Concerned Drivers Association (C-DAG) members have renewed calls for Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to be fired for incompetence.
Following the country’s economic hardships, a cross-section of the populace and professional bodies, including some 80 majority and minority MPs, called for Mr. Ofori-removal Atta’s as Finance Minister.
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, urged Majority of MPs to allow Mr. Ofori-Atta to lead Ghana’s and the IMF’s negotiations for an economic bailout, as well as to present the 2023 budget statement.
Months after the budget was presented, and with IMF negotiations still ongoing, which resulted in a debt exchange program, the Finance Minister remains in office.
“We want to unreservedly state that we can no longer accept Ken Ofori-Atta as minister of finance, regardless, and any attempt to keep him will be met with a fierce revolt,” the Concerned Drivers said in a statement.
According to the drivers, Mr. Ofori-incompetence Atta’s has sunk the country’s economy, and he must be fired.
Meanwhile, despite calls for his dismissal, President Akufo-Addo has given Mr. Ofori-Atta additional responsibilities as Minister of Trade in the wake of Mr. Alan Kyerematen’s resignation.
Read details of the statement by the drivers below:
Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana(C-DAG)
Press Statement for Immediate Release
To All Media Houses
January 10, 2023
Sack Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Now
Members of this association are demanding the immediate removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta.
His incompetence has been clearly written on the walls and Ghanaians feel the brunt of the outcome which is an unprecedented economic hardship.
His gross incompetency has sunk Ghana’s economy into a ditch.
We are battling with the situation of a frail currency, high inflation rates, and unstable prices for petrol. All these are factors that have made it difficult for us to live and take proper care of our families.
We would want to remind the President that he pleaded for his cousin to be allowed a stay in office because the IMF negotiations were ongoing.
As of now, negotiations are over, and we are extremely sure that any other person can take over and supervise the IMF program as well as the ministry’s activities.
We want to unreservedly state that, we can no longer accept Ken Ofori-Atta as minister of finance regardless and any attempt to keep him shall be meted with a fierce revolt.
To the majority side of Parliament, particularly to the 80 members who openly declared that their constituents want Ofori Atta removed, we wish to remind you that you are in Parliament not for yourselves but for the people.
Ghanaians have already passed the verdict on Ken Ofori Atta and you have no business but to make sure that he is removed from office.
We do not want to believe that, you backtracked your decision because of the alleged attempted bribe of you by a certain businessman.
We rather believe that you only softened your stance as a result of the President’s plea, and we’d want to believe that as of now you’ll fully support our call for the sacking of the finance minister.
In the spirit of this, we expect that you ensure his removal before the end of this month.
Any failure on your part to effect the finance Minister’s removal shall be deemed as a compromise because you were bribed, and we shall not hesitate to invoke traditional curses on you from the resting place Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
We shall also block the road anywhere we spot any of you and ensure that you are being hooted at.
Ghana is sinking, and we believe it must take our collective effort to put the country back on track.
Thank You.
Conveners:
Eric Owiredu, Deputy Secretary
David Agboado, PRO
Paa Williams, National Chairman
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