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Greater Accra National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional chair Ade Coker has expressed concern about the consensus approval of Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister by the Parliament’s Nominating Committee.
According to him, Mr. Ofori-Atta committed several perjuries during his selection by the Committee, a situation that he believed made him unable to be approved by the Committee.
Ade Coker told Dzifa Bampoh on the First Take show on Wednesday, March 31, 3FM that almost all well-meaning people did not expect Ofori-Atta to have been approved by consensus.
Explaining the reasons why some NDC members are furious after the vetting exercise and subsequent approval, he said that “All the appointments to the current administration have been highly controversial.
“It started with the first group of ministers who were approved especially when some members of our party voted for some who had been rejected.
“This controversy has been going on for a long time, the NDC Council of Elders intervened and we think things have normalized. Then comes the Minister of Finance. We all observed that during his background investigation he committed many perjuries and made many mistakes.
“The whole world was not expecting him to be confirmed. I am not a member of the nominating committee, but well-intentioned people believed that the finance minister should not have been approved, but after the background check, the parliamentarians approved it by consensus. So the kit gets to the reason that people will wonder what’s going on in this country. “
Others believe that Mr. Ofori-Atta’s approval was to enable him to resolve problems that may have arisen as a result of some decisions he made as finance minister during the first administration of President Akufo-Addo.
But Ade Coker told Dzifa that “that will be very suicidal. Are you telling me that, consequently, if a government comes in and gets into trouble, it should be allowed to continue until your kingdom comes?
“… Look at all the state capture that has occurred. So naturally people will not be happy. Otherwise, we can say that any government that comes along and messes up we should give it another chance to continue ruining the country. So I don’t believe in that school of thought.
“He just borrowed an additional 3 billion, so the stock of debt is increasing, so he should keep borrowing until your kingdom comes?”
The approval of all of President Akufo-Addo’s ministers has resulted in apprehension, especially within the NDC opposition bases.
The party’s ills continue to worsen following the resignation of North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa from the Parliament’s Nominating Committee.
Mr. Ablakwa said in a letter dated Tuesday, March 30, addressed to spokesman Alban Kingsford Bagbin, that the decision was made “after days of careful thought and reflection.”
“I would like to state that the reasons for this difficult decision are both personal and in principle.”
