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All the MPs in the New Patriotic Caucus in Parliament want Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta out of office, according to Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.<\/p>\n
After a recent meeting, the Suame MP said the whole caucus now supports calls for the Finance Minister to resign or be sacked.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the issue started with a group of 80-plus, the caucus meeting aligned with the decision of that group.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it is no longer the cause of the 80-plus group. It is the agenda for the entire caucus,\u201d Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said to journalists in Parliament.<\/p>\n
Last week, 80 majority MPs demanded the removal of Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister and the removal of Charles Adu Boahene as Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu had initially criticised the timing of the NPP MPs call for the Finance Minister to be removed because Ghana is currently pursuing support from the IMF.<\/p>\n
In response to the calls from his own party\u2019s MPs, President Akufo-Addo urged the MPs to hold on till Ghana concludes negotiations with the IMF.<\/strong><\/p>\n Previous calls for the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta have been rebuffed by President Akufo-Addo, who\u00a0said he would continue to back Mr. Ofori-Atta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n All the MPs on the Minority side are signatories to a motion for a vote of censure on Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister.<\/p>\n The Minority cited the overall mismanagement of the economy and ethical concerns, among others.<\/p>\n