{"id":1242279,"date":"2022-11-02T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/02\/name-wealthy-businessman-who-attempted-to-influence-ofori-attas-dismissal-minority-mps\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T19:44:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:44:24","slug":"name-wealthy-businessman-who-attempted-to-influence-ofori-attas-dismissal-minority-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/02\/name-wealthy-businessman-who-attempted-to-influence-ofori-attas-dismissal-minority-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Name wealthy businessman who attempted to influence Ofori-Atta&#8217;s dismissal &#8211; Minority MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Minority-MPs-1024x502.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Some Minority Members of Parliament have asked their New Patriotic Party (NPP) counterparts to name the wealthy businessman who allegedly tried to persuade them to soften their stance against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC MPs are; Ashiaman MP, Ernest Norgbey, Cape Coast South MP, Kweku Ricketts Hagan and Buem MP, Kofi Adams.<\/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\/1375026850&#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>According to the MPs, this will enable the public to know that the NPP MPs are not lying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is true, we want to know the businessman\u2026 people must be interested so they should tell us because this is a serious matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA matter to do with the Finance Minister and you have taken this position and subsequently, a so-called wealthy businessman approach you, and you are telling us this without mentioning the name, I don\u2019t believe that cock and bull story,\u201d one of the NDC MPs said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>It would be recalled that some NPP MPs in an unprecedented move called for the sacking of the Finance Minister, and according to Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a wealthy businessman tried to get them to change their stance.<\/p>\n<p>This has been confirmed by the Spokesperson for the MPs, Asante Akim North MP Andy Appiah Kubi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>But whilst MPs from the governing party have remained tight-lipped about the identity of the individual, NDC MPs want the said businessman named for legal action to be taken against him.<\/p>\n<p>According to the legislators, the Special Prosecutor must take interest in the incident. This, they said, is because the action by the businessman is contrary to the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe so-called businessman must be investigated because he is trying to influence a public officer to drop a decision a public officer has taken in the interest of the nation,\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Minority Members of Parliament have asked their New Patriotic Party (NPP) counterparts to name the wealthy businessman who allegedly tried to persuade them to soften their stance against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The NDC MPs are; Ashiaman MP, Ernest Norgbey, Cape Coast South MP, Kweku Ricketts Hagan and Buem MP, Kofi Adams. 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