{"id":1254127,"date":"2022-11-19T15:58:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T15:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/ofori-atta-to-present-2023-budget-says-he-is-unaware-of-npp\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T15:58:58","slug":"ofori-atta-to-present-2023-budget-says-he-is-unaware-of-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/ofori-atta-to-present-2023-budget-says-he-is-unaware-of-npp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ofori-Atta to present 2023 budget; says he is &#8216;unaware&#8217; of NPP&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"453\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Finance-Minister-Ken-Ofori-Atta_800x521-696x453.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta_800x521\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says he expects to be the one to present the 2023 budget statement to Parliament on November 24. <\/p>\n<p>He revealed this in an interview with JoyNews\u2019 Parliamentary Correspondent, Kwaku Asante, after he had testified before the Adhoc Committee hearing the censure motion on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister\u2019s announcement comes amidst threats by some 98 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament to boycott the budget presentation and all Finance Ministry business should the President refuse to sack Mr Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The number is an increase from the previous 80 NPP MPs who had earlier demanded Mr Ofori-Atta and dismissed Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Akyem North MP, Andy Appiah-Kubi, who doubles as spokesperson for the group said Mr Ofori-Atta\u2019s position in government has become untenable, hence the fresh demand for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>But the Minister says he is not officially aware of any threats, hence he will present the budget so far as he is concerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>How traditional rulers from Kyebi stormed parliament to support Ken Ofori-Atta [Watch]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>98 NPP MPs to boycott budget presentation, Finance Ministry business if\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, expect so. That seems to be a weird question. I don\u2019t know, I haven\u2019t heard that officially,\u201d he replied when asked about his \u2018rebel\u2019 parliamentarians. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I asked Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta if he expects to be the one to present the 2023 budget next week, he said he \u201cexpects so\u201d despite 98 MPs from his party warning they will boycott if he\u2019s the one to do the presentation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KenMustGo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KenMustGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoyNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JoyNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3pq0PFxt8O\">pic.twitter.com\/3pq0PFxt8O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kwaku Asante (@kwakuasanteb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwakuasanteb\/status\/1593695004568043522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the minister apologised to Ghanaians for the recent economic hardship, stating he shares the pains of the citizenry.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"w05UsiVWZdY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Censure Motion against Finance Minister - Adom TV News (18-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w05UsiVWZdY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says he expects to be the one to present the 2023 budget statement to Parliament on November 24. 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