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Ad hoc committee: Ken Ofori-Atta will prove to us he didn’t flout any law — Richard Ahiagba

Politics Mr. Richard Ahiagba, National communications Director of the NPP
NOV 18, 2022 LISTEN
Mr. Richard Ahiagba, National communications Director of the NPP

The National Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Richard Ahiagba has expressed optimism about the yet-to-be-given testimonies of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta before the ad hoc committee today.

Mr. Ahiagba believes the underfire Minister will put his accusers to shame after he has proven to the whole world that he violated no law in his spending on the National Cathedral.

In a tweet today, Friday, November 18 spotted by Modernghana News, Mr. Ahiagba stressed that the Minister is permitted by law to spend from the contingency fund without any Parliamentary approval.

“One of the things we are likely to find out today is that the finance minister did not flout the law, by supporting the National Cathedral project. The minister does not require parliamentary approval to spend from the contingency vote [fund],” he wrote.

The ad hoc committee is hearing the motion of censure filed against the under-fire Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, by the minority caucus in Parliament.

The Minority caucus represented by the Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu and the Minority Spokesperson on Finance Cassiel Ato Forson at the first sitting of the ad hoc committee made several allegations including unlawful spending on the national cathedral and from the contingency fund without Parliamentary approval.

Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta is set to defend himself against the allegations by the minority before the 8-member ad hoc committee today Friday, November 18.

This comes after the Minority Members of Parliament on Thursday, November 10 filed a motion for a vote of censure to remove the Minister of Finance from office.

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin after hearing the motion directed the setting up of a committee to investigate the allegations made against the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta by the Minority in Parliament.

Having referred the matter to the ad-hoc committee Speaker Alban Bagbin directed that the committee must finish their work in seven days' time.

Subsequently, the Committee must present a report on the matter to the house for it to be debated.

The Minority was unhappy with the ruling but nominated four MPs including Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Zanetor Agyemang- Rawlings to work with the 8-member ad-hoc committee.

Four of the members of the ad-hoc committee also come from the Majority side.

The motion proceedings are currently in motion. Modernghana News promises to serve its readers with every vital piece of information from the seven working-day sittings.

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