Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports that he intends to meet with NPP lawmakers who are calling for the dismissal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
According to the former head of state, the aforementioned media reports are false and should be ignored.
Dr Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, the former President’s senior aide and spokesperson, stated on Thursday that the allegations are false and that the former President will not be drawn into ‘petty politics.’
“The Office of Former President John Kufuor has chanced upon some publications in the media, both social and traditional media, to the effect that the former President has extended an invitation for a meeting with him to the almost a hundred NPP members of Parliament who are demanding the sack of the finance minister, ostensibly to dissuade them from their stance.
We wish to bring to the attention of the general public that there is no truth to the said publications”, the statement emphasized.
The statement went on, “The office of the former President vehemently detests the developing trend in disinformation that mischievously seeks to draw President Kufuor into issues that he has not commented on”.
It added, “The former President is as concerned as, perhaps more so than, others for the wellbeing and stability of Ghana, and in his own way is doing whatever he can for the nation to get on top of the seemingly intractable difficulties currently engulfing our society, and would be the last person to play petty and uninformed politics in the circumstances”.
“At any time that Mr. Kufuor deems it fit to comment publicly on national issues, he would not hesitate to do so. But, he would definitely not be drawn in, on other people’s terms and agenda”, the statement concluded.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is answering questions from an eight-member parliamentary ad hoc committee that is reviewing a motion of censure against him.
The motion, filed on October 25 by the Minority MPs, seeks to have him dismissed.
Minority MPs claim that the Minister has failed to discharge his duties and is thus unfit to hold office.
In a related development, members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (MP) have announced their intention to boycott the presentation of the 2023 budget if Ken Ofori-Atta remains in office.
They, like their NDC counterparts, believe that the Finance Minister is to blame for the country’s economic crisis and should be removed from office.
