Don’t join vote of censure against Ken Ofori-Atta: NPP orders Majority Caucus
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has ordered the Majority Caucus in parliament to abstain from the vote of censure against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The leadership of the ruling party in a press release stated that following broader consultations and engagements with stakeholders, it has been resolved that all members of parliament belonging to the majority caucus must abstain from the scheduled vote of censure being sought by the Majority caucus.
According to the party, the Majority whip and leadership of the party in parliament must ensure no member of the Majority Caucus takes part in the move to be initiated by the Minority Caucus.
“While the national executive body acknowledges the prevailing social economic conditions in the country and the need for urgent remedial, it is our utmost position that the demand of the NDC lead minority caucus is ill-intended and aimed at derailing government efforts at resolving current social economic upheavals”
“The leadership acknowledges that the minister of finance is the leader of the government negotiation team with the International Monetary Fund considering that negotiations with the IMF are nearly completed the national executive body of the party strongly believes that the removal of the lead person spearheading the negotiation may adversely impact the progress made”
“It is worth noting that when similar calls were made for the head of Mr. Seth Tekper the then minister of finance ruins the social economic turbulence under the erstwhile Mahama administration in 2015, the then majority caucus objected to those calls and rose to the defence of the minister, a clear indication that the NDC lacks credibility on this matter.”
“Accordingly, neither the NPP nor its members of Parliament will lend support to these mischievous moves by the NDC legislators as it is one of their many ill-motivated and self-serving but unpatriotic moves to Sabotage the NPP government and frustrate the administration of the country.”
“The leadership of the NPP wishes to assure our members of Parliament and the Ghanaian populace that there are ongoing internal engagements aimed at addressing legitimate concerns expressed by various stakeholders regarding the management of the economy, including calls for the resignation or dismissal of the finance of the minister of finance.”
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Abstain from the vote of censure against Ken Ofori-Atta: NPP orders Majority Caucus
