{"id":1156747,"date":"2022-07-23T11:27:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/23\/minority-mps-gather-signatures-to-kickstart-vote-of-censure-against-ofori-atta\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:27:49","slug":"minority-mps-gather-signatures-to-kickstart-vote-of-censure-against-ofori-atta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/23\/minority-mps-gather-signatures-to-kickstart-vote-of-censure-against-ofori-atta\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority MPs gather signatures to kickstart vote of censure against Ofori-Atta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Minority caucus has gathered over 100 signatures from its fold to kickstart the vote of censure proceedings against the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n<p>Their action seeks to invoke article 82 of the constitution, which provides for the elaborate procedure of removing a minister of state through proceedings in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p> motion is admitted, the Minister for Finance will be the second Minister in recent times to have such a motion filed against him, following that of the Minister of Health, which is still pending in the house.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Finance has been under pressure to resign following the decision of the country to resort to the IMF for a bailout, after his comments and posturing previously were against such a measure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-869188 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0DE13489-8AF5-475C-B381-F2DF35B9C19C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"814\"  \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-869187 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/72318726-0490-4271-8D63-E3A896BF6B2E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"785\"  \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-869186 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0AF9366C-917C-4969-90FB-F14AB8FC855B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"898\"  \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-869185 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7207F310-0BAC-4884-BC06-E7FA2A239A28.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"872\"  \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Vote of Censure (Article 82)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1) Parliament may, by are solution supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all the members of Parliament, pass a vote of censure on a Minister of State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2) A motion for the resolution referred to in clause (1) of this Article shall not be moved in Parliament unless\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(a) seven days\u2019 notice has been given of the motion; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(b) the notice for the motion has been signed by not less than one-third of all the members of Parliament;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3) The motion shall be debated in Parliament within fourteen days after the receipt by the Speaker of the notice for the motion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4) A Minister of State in respect of whom a vote of censure is debated under clause (3) of this article is entitled, during the debate, to be heard in his defence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(5) Where a vote of censure is passed against a Minister under this article the President may, unless the Minister resigns his office, revoke his appointment as a Minister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(6) For the avoidance of doubt, this article applies to a Deputy Minister as it applies to a Minister of State.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"tuYncOs63EI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ken Ofori-Atta reveals government\u2019s 12 cost-cutting measures amid general economic hardship\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuYncOs63EI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority caucus has gathered over 100 signatures from its fold to kickstart the vote of censure proceedings against the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. 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