Nat’l Cathedral: Ghanaians will find out today that Ofori-Atta did not flout the law – Ahiagbah
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has said that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will demonstrate to the 8-member ad hoc committee that is investigating the allegations against him that he did not flout the law in supporting the National Cathedral project.
He stated that the Finance Minister does not require parliamentary approval to spend from the Contingency Fund.
“One of the thing we are likely to find out today is that the finance minister did not flout the law, by supporting the National Cathedral project.
“The minister does not require parliamentary approval to spend from the contingency vote,” he tweeted.
Mr Ofori-Atta will be appearing before the committee today Friday, November 18.
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu in making a case for the removal of the Finance Minister when he appeared before the committee said among other things that the cost of doing business in Ghana is unacceptably high, a situation he blamed the Finance Minister for.
He also indicated that the depreciation of the Cedi is making trading in Ghana very difficult.
In his view, the Finance Minister has failed hence, must go.
“The cost of doing business is unacceptably high for businesses. The pharmaceutical industry is complaining because it affects their import and they are made to pay more.
“The depreciation of the Cedi has affected even Markola women who cannot trade effectively,” he said at the committee sitting on Tuesday, November 15.
The Tamale South lawmaker added that “His performance is disappointing that he is not fit to be Finance Minister.”
During the hearing, a co-chair of the 8-member committee investigating the allegations against the Minister, Dr Dominic Ayine, said the proponents of the motion of vote of censure against the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta are not accusers.
Dr Ayine said that the Minority MPs who signed the motion only want the President to remove him as the Finance Minister.
He said, “they are not accusers.”
“They just think that the president should not be giving him a place as Finance Minister.”
source: 3news.com
