The decision of the Majority caucus to abstain from voting on the motion of censure has been criticized by Dr. Dominic Ayine, member of parliament for Bolgatanga East in the Upper East Region.
The house began debating yesterday, December 8, 2022, to decide the destiny of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, after the report from the ad hoc committee appointed by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, was presented.
However, shortly before the House cast a vote on the motion, the majority left.
The Minority's action, according to the Majority, was driven by politics and not in the best interests of the nation.
"They themselves have expressed to Ghanaians their displeasure with the Finance Minister's performance. It's just that they are unwilling to accept the official procedure that we have started in Parliament for a very political purpose. In my opinion, that is a setback for the advancement of democracy.
They ought to have the moral courage to declare their support for the Minority's call for his dismissal. However, in this particular instance, despite their calls for his ouster, they have chosen to forgo engaging in the proper constitutional procedure, which the Bolgatanga East lawmaker found to be quite worrying.
He said, "We, the Minority, are with the people of Ghana and calling on the President [Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo] to dismiss the Finance Minister."
The Minority in Parliament, however, maintains that it did not provide sufficient evidence to back its assertions.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the deputy majority leader, stated in an interview that there are no findings or recommendations in the 44-page study, therefore he asked what discoveries would lead to the prosecution of the finance minister. It's political showmanship and much ado over nothing.
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Mensah, the majority leader who organized the walkout, declared that his party could not participate in a procedure that was politically motivated and without foundation.