{"id":1155333,"date":"2022-07-21T16:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/ken-ofori-atta-must-resign-over-imf-u-turn-kwabena-agyapong\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T16:41:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T16:41:55","slug":"ken-ofori-atta-must-resign-over-imf-u-turn-kwabena-agyapong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/21\/ken-ofori-atta-must-resign-over-imf-u-turn-kwabena-agyapong\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Ofori-Atta must resign over IMF u-turn \u2013 Kwabena Agyapong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyapong, has called for the resignation of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n

His call is based on Ghana\u2019s return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite the earlier claims by the Finance Minister about the country\u2019s bright economic prospects.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview on The Hard Truth <\/strong>on Wednesday, he explained that the contradiction between the Finance Minister\u2019s assuring remarks and the country\u2019s subsequent request for an IMF bailout should be enough grounds for him to step aside.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you speak like that, you should look yourself in the mirror and say, look I got it wrong. Mr President I thank you for giving me the opportunity and I should stand down [resign],\u201d he told host Nana Akosua Konadu.<\/p>\n

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The suggestion by Mr Agyapong adds to series of calls urging the Finance Minister to resign over his poor management of the economy.<\/p>\n

Notable personalities like ex-President John Dramani Mahama and a former Chief of Staff under the Kufuor regime, Kwadwo Mpiani, have all impressed upon Mr Ofori-Atta to quit his job.<\/p>\n

But reacting to these calls and the widespread public backlash, Mr Ofori-Atta says he will not vacate his post.<\/p>\n

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