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Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
November 3, 2022
Majority Leader Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has hinted that his side would be investigating the alleged bribery allegation in the call for the dismissal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
Responding to a question from the media during the press encounter with Leadership in parliament on Thursday, November 3, 2022, the Leader admitted that the issue has come to his attention and they are looking into it, investigate and see the next step to take.
“We would investigate if it is true; and if it is true to establish the motive of that person and then we can make a statement on it”.
He clarified that though the call for the removal of the Finance Minister was started by a group of eighty plus members of the Majority, the caucus meeting aligned with the perception of that group, “so it is no longer the course of that eighty plus group” and that it is the agenda of the entire caucus and they are having discussions on that.
“We would investigate if it is true; and if it is true to establish the motive of that person and then we can make a statement on it”.
Sections of the Majority Caucus, numbering over eighty (80) had cause to call on the President Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure the Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry , Charles Adu-Boahen resign or be sacked.
The group which made the call on first day of the third meeting of the second session of the eight parliament also threatened not to participate in any government business on the floor including the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government.
The caucus would later issue a statement to allow the Finance Minister stay on, following the plea of the president but on the terms proposed by the president. This was after the caucus had discussion with the president on the matter.
Ghanamps.com