Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential aspirant, Dr. Konadu Apraku, says he would have sacked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, if he were the President of the country.
According to him, the President needs to examine the sentiments of the NPP Members of Parliament and that of the public to remove the Finance Minister.
There have been several calls by the NPP MPs calling for the removal of Mr Ofori-Atta over the country’s failing economy.
However, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is yet to sack Mr. Ofori-Atta after the NPP legislators pressed on him in October 2022, to show his treasury chief the exit for mismanaging the economy.
In an interview Dr. Apraku said, “If I were the President [Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo], I would have listened to the MPs and sacked Ofori-Atta”.
“In politics, you have to be sensitive to public opinion. Sometimes, it may not be the truth, but that is the sentiments, and the sentiments of the people need to be examined, and acted upon if it is possible. It’s a great deal for the NPP MPs to come out there to say they don’t want our Finance Minister, their own Finance Minister that they have worked with in the past,” he said on GTV.
He added, “in democracy, we have to be sensitive to the people. Lack of action exacerbates the problem, so you cut it off and cut your losses and I would have cut my losses and said please you have done enough, the environment is hostile to you so go. I would have changed him”.
The Minority caucus in Parliament also moved a censure motion for the removal of the Finance Minister but was unsuccessful.