The majority in parliament has vehemently defended its decision to abstain from voting on the resolution to reprimand Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister.
The caucus' deputy leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, thinks the Minority should have done more research before calling for Ken Ofori-Atta to be fired as finance minister.
A co-chair of the committee that looked into the charges against the Minister, KT Hammond, stated during the discussion on the floor that they had not found any evidence to support the allegations made against Mr. Ofori-Atta.
The ad hoc committee's co-chair, Dr. Dominic Ayine, argued that they had "unassailable proof," yet they had to come to an agreement on the motion despite his assertions.
"Neither conclusions nor suggestions are contained in the ad hoc committee's 44-page report. In light of these conclusions, how will the Minister be prosecuted? Doing what exactly? There is unnecessary drama. Politics as entertainment. Why launch a reputational assault before assembling proof? You claim that we should cast a vote on the subject despite your lack of evidence. The statement was made by Afenyo-Markin on Thursday.
After the discussion of the censure report, members of the majority party staged a walkout while Parliament voted to determine the fate of the finance minister.
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the majority leader, who organized the walkout, claimed they couldn't participate in a procedure that was politically driven and without foundation.
The Minority was essentially fighting against itself when they suggested that we execute the Minister. So, the majority of us will not participate. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that the Minority has previously acknowledged that they lack the necessary skills to carry out their current activities.
On Thursday, December 8, 2022, during voting, the vote of censure resolution brought up by the Minority against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was defeated.
This was due to the fact that just 136 lawmakers on the minority side of the legislature voted on Thursday to seek the ouster of Mr. Ofori-Atta, falling short of the two-thirds constitutional threshold needed for the resolution to pass.
In order for the resolution against Mr. Ofori-Atta to pass, it required the support of 183 lawmakers.