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Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu<\/strong><\/p>\n The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has descended heavily on private legal practitioner, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko.<\/p>\n He has expressed his dissatisfaction with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart over alleged claims against him (Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu) that he is the mastermind behind some Majority members demanding the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n Peeved Minister of Parliamentary Affaris speaking in an interview with Kumasi-based Sompa Radio stated that \u201cFrom nowhere, we hear Gabby Otchere-Darko on his Asaase Radio accusing me of instigating what was happening, for what? What do I stand to gain from that?\u201d he retorted.<\/p>\n The lawmaker of Suame questioned the authority of the Mr. Otchere-Darko over leveling such allegations against him.<\/p>\n He asked \u201cThere are people who would rather want to cause disintegration while you are committed to integrating. But now this has brought about another sense of anger. That Gabby Otchere-Darko, who does he think he is? I serve Akufo-Addo, and I serve the party as well as the government\u2026 when we talk about the government itself, what is your locus standi to be accusing me of being an instigator?\u201d<\/p>\n He revealed if not of his intervention to instill calm when a group of MPs in the NPP made public demands for the dismissal of the finance minister, the issue might have gone out of control by now.<\/p>\n According to him, \u201cWith the way the thing started, if I had not been hinted at by a colleague to intervene, we would have been in a bad place. Today is November 15, and we were supposed to present the budget today, but we had to postpone to 24th because I realised we may not be prepared after studying the situation. I sat with the finance minister and agreed with him to postpone it. After doing this and you turn to accuse me of being an instigator, what if I decide to watch and let everything fall apart?\u201d<\/p>\n Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu therefore accused Mr. Otchere-Darko of sponsoring a contender against him in the 2016 primaries of the NPP, pointing out that his agenda fell flat.<\/p>\n He mentioned that \u201cYou (Gabby) are the same person who wrote something for someone to publish on his radio station that I will lose if I contest for re-election, hence my saying that I will not contest again. Gabby Otchere-Darko, have you contested an election before? They are the same people who sponsored people to contest against me in 2016, it didn\u2019t work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n The majority leader said Gabby Otchere-Darko accused him of instigating calls for the finance minister\u2019s sacking just so the leader of government business in parliament can be considered as a replacement for the underfire Ken Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n This fallows public calls for the sacking of Ken Ofori-Atta as a result of Ghana\u2019s current economic challenges.<\/p>\n Not only that, NPP members in Parliament in a press conference demanded the sacking of the minister believing that his removal would help restore confidence in the Ghanaian economy.<\/p>\n Their demand, however, is said to have been met by a request from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who asked that Ken Ofori-Atta be allowed to conclude Ghana\u2019s ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.<\/p>\n The president further demanded that the minister be allowed to present the 2023 budget before the demand for his removal may be considered.<\/p>\n By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has descended heavily on private legal practitioner, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko. He has expressed his dissatisfaction with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart over alleged claims against him (Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu) that he is the mastermind behind some Majority members demanding the dismissal of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. 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