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By Elsie Appiah-Osei\u00a0<\/p>\n
Accra, Dec 08, GNA- Dr Dominic Ayine Akuritinga, a Co-Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee set up by Speaker Alban Bagbin, to probe the Minority Caucus\u2019 allegations in a Censure Motion filed against Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance said unassailable evidence of misconduct is established against Mr Ofori-Atta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seconding the Motion of Censure against the Finance on Thursday on the floor of Parliament, he said although Mr Ofori-Atta was exempted from some allegations levelled against him, evidence discovered during the Committee hearing was enough for the Minister to be removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr Ayine Akuritinga, the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga East, therefore called for a secret ballot to determine the fate of the finance minister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Motion was moved by Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, a Co-chair of the Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The eight-member Ad-Hoc committee presented its report to Parliament on Friday, November 25, 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On his part, Mr Hammond, a New Patriotic Party MP for Adansi Asokwa, disputed his colleague\u2019s statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He told Parliament that \u201cno findings or recommendations were made against the Finance Minister,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Minority Caucus filed a Motion of Censure against the finance minister, accusing him of mismanagement of the economy, financial recklessness, conflict of interest and gross mismanagement of the economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The debate centred on whether the House should vote to remove Mr Ofori-Atta from office or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, some 98 Members of the Majority Caucus also called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack Mr Ofori-Atta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Minority Caucus has however called on the NPP MPs to join forces with them to remove Mr Ofori-Atta from office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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