Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the majority leader in the Ghanaian legislature, is concerned that dismissing Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations are still going on could not be in the best interests of the nation.
He made this remark in response to requests from some New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs calling for the expulsion of Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, and Mr. Ofori-Atta.
The two ministers, according to the lawmakers, have not handled the economy effectively.
The Majority MPs had raised their complaints to him previously, Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu acknowledged, but he attempted to dissuade them.
"I have taken note of their worries on the possibility that the Finance Minister's dismissal would aid in our economic recovery. I assured them that I understand their worries. Only the timing worried me. Taking into account the state of our negotiations with the IMF and how it might effect the development we have made thus far.
On Sunday, I pleaded with them to be patient and even shared some of my earlier conversations with the President in the hopes that would help to ease their concerns. I tried to stop them, but in the end I was unsuccessful.
In the meantime, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has likewise requested Majority MPs calling for Ofori-resignation Atta's to hold on
In order for Ghana to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, he is urging lawmakers to display caution (IMF).
The program will be disrupted, according to the President, if Ken Ofori-appointment Atta's is terminated.
At a Jubilee House meeting with the irate MPs, Nana Akufo-Addo made a call for peace.