{"id":1256791,"date":"2022-11-23T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/23\/minority-questions-credibility-of-npp-mps-who-made-u-turn-after-calling-for-ofori-attas-head-2\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:14:52","slug":"minority-questions-credibility-of-npp-mps-who-made-u-turn-after-calling-for-ofori-attas-head-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/23\/minority-questions-credibility-of-npp-mps-who-made-u-turn-after-calling-for-ofori-attas-head-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Minority questions credibility of NPP MPs who made U-turn after calling for Ofori-Atta\u2019s head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/lx-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"ndc minority in ghana parliament\" title=\"ndc minority in ghana parliament\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Members of Parliament on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side are questioning the credibility of NPP MPs who have backtracked on their quest to have Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta sacked.<\/p>\n<p>Some 98 New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs had threatened to boycott Thursday\u2019s budget if it is presented by the embattled Minister.<\/p>\n<p>But after a meeting with the party\u2019s council of elders, the MPs have bowed to the pressure.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>This follows a meeting between the Majority and the NPP top officials on November 22 to find an amicable resolution to the impasse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-23-at-4.22.10-AM-726x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Minority questions credibility of NPP MPs who made U-turn after calling for Ofori-Atta's head\" class=\"wp-image-10032214094\" title=\"Minority questions credibility of NPP MPs who made U-turn after calling for Ofori-Atta's head\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>According to an NPP communique signed by the Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, and the NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the Party resolved that the President will act on the earlier demands of the MPs after the 2023 budget has been read and appropriated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\">\n<p>\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=BIGPRmBKHCw%3Ffeature%3Doembed\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is what the NDC side sees as a dent in the credibility of their colleagues from the governing side.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>, legislator for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem, Samuel Atta Mills said the NPP MPs\u2019 integrity is on the line for flip-flopping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is their credibility that is on the line. They held a press conference saying that\u2026 because of their constituents that is why they had the press conference. Now, what has happened? Is it their constituents that are asking them to boycott it? They have their credibility,\u201d he told\u00a0<strong>JoyNews\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0Kwaku Asante.<\/p>\n<p>After the Tuesday meeting, the NPP MPs also concluded that members are to attend to all government business in the House, particularly, the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy and all related matters.<\/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=\"PGI2GtrVw_g\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (23-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PGI2GtrVw_g?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament Members of Parliament on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side are questioning the credibility of NPP MPs who have backtracked on their quest to have Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta sacked. 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