Emmanuel Cherry
THE GHANA Chamber of Construction Industry has added its voice to calls for the removal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta from office.
According to the chamber, the resignation or sacking of Mr. Ofori-Atta was long overdue.
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel Cherry, said the top job must be handed to a more competent person.
“The time is now; the President must rise for once and do the needful and not just him (Ken Ofori-Atta) alone, others also must follow because enough is enough,” he said.
Mr. Cherry said there were so many good brains in the NPP and thus wondered why it should be only those currently holding the position.
Some members of the Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday joined in the demand for his head and that of the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen.
In the light of the country’s current economic predicament, which has compelled the government to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), some Ghanaians, including opposition parties, have since mounted pressure on President Akufo-Addo to remove Mr. Ofori-Atta from office.
Meanwhile the President has asked the New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament (MPs) who are demanding the removal of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister to hold on till Ghana concludes her negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout.
According to the President, terminating the appointment of Mr. Ofori-Atta will disrupt the programme.
At a meeting with the aggrieved MPs at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo appealed for calm.
The President has asked for Ken Ofori-Atta to be given three more weeks to conclude the IMF negotiations.
A business desk report