{"id":1144375,"date":"2022-07-07T21:43:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/07\/dr-duffuor-differs-with-mahama-on-ken-ofori-atta\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T21:43:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:43:26","slug":"dr-duffuor-differs-with-mahama-on-ken-ofori-atta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/07\/dr-duffuor-differs-with-mahama-on-ken-ofori-atta\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Duffuor differs with Mahama on Ken Ofori-Atta &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Budget-2020-5-1-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ken Ofori-Atta\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Ofori-Atta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has reacted to the call for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, such calls are misplaced since it is only the appointing authority, President Akufo-Addo who has the right to sack the Finance Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Duffuor\u2019s call is in reaction to the growing calls for Mr Ofori-Atta to be sacked due to the worsening socio-economic conditions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The calls intensified after the government announced its decision to seek refuge in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>A post by former President John Mahama on Facebook that Ken Ofori-Atta has already lost his credibility, trust and confidence after he supervised \u201cthe disastrous collapse of the economy\u201d has made the issue worse.<\/p>\n<p>However, the government has pledged its unflinching support to the embattled Finance Minister who is currently leading negotiations for the IMF bailout.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large td-caption-align-https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-47-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2134863\"  \/><figcaption>Dr. Kwabena Duffuor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on the issue on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Ekosii Sen<\/strong> programme Wednesday, Dr Duffuor said people should leave the decision for the President to make.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana said his concentration is to work for his party to come to power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to Dr Duffuor\u2019s reply in an interview with Ekosii Sen host, Philip Osei Bonsu in the audio below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1300660021&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"j2JuPlP__bU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-On-One With Abanga Yakubu Fusani: National Youth Organizer Aspirant, NPP (7-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2JuPlP__bU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Ofori-Atta Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has reacted to the call for the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. In his view, such calls are misplaced since it is only the appointing authority, President Akufo-Addo who has the right to sack the Finance Minister. 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