John Dramani Mahama, a former president of Ghana, is adamant that dismissing Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister will not have any bearing on Ghana’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the creation of the budget.
The President met with lawmakers who demanded the dismissal of the Finance Minister and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, according to a statement from the majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu.
He claimed the President appealed to these Members of Parliament to exercise patience for the Finance Minister to finish the IMF negotiations and also the presentation of the country’s budget in November.
The Majority Group Members of Parliament according to the statement acceded to the President’s appeal.
But reacting to the statement from the Majority Leader, former President John Dramani Mahama indicated that the absence of Ken Ofori-Atta will in no way affect the preparation of the country’s budget and the current negotiations.
He argues these things are done in groups and there is no way his absence will even be felt if he’s taken out of office adding that there are surely people with the requisite experience to carry on the work reminding them of their mantra “we have the men”.