Awuni Akyireba, a chartered forensic accountant, has asked President Akufo-Addo to fire Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in response to appeals from Ghanaians.
Because Ken Ofori-Atta is unable to oversee the stability of the cedi and the Ghanaian economy, Ghanaians and Members of Parliament (MP), including some from the majority party, have called for his resignation.
However, President Akufo-Addo has disregarded these requests, blaming Ofori-continued Atta’s employment on his participation in the ongoing negotiations of a financial aid agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The peeved Mr. Akyireba who argues this is not enough justification to keep an underperforming minister in office, told Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show, “It doesn’t make sense for the President to say Ken Ofori-Atta should finish the IMF negotiations. The minister is disliked by Ghanaians at the moment so how will they appreciate his negotiations? We simply don’t want him and or his negotiations. We place no value on his negotiations and want him gone.”
The Ghanaian people who he (Ofori-Atta) is representing want him out, and as a minister working for the people, Mr. Akyireba believes his dismissal should not have been dragged.
The forensic accountant is of the view the Finance Minister is lording himself over Ghanaians, and is pursuing his selfish interest, hence, his decision to remain in office.