The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, has ruled that an ad-hoc committee to be set up to probe allegations against the “under-fire” Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The ruling came after a motion of censure was moved by the members of the minority caucus led by Hon. Haruna Iddrisu against the Finance Minister in the house today, November 10, 2022.
According to the Speaker, setting up a committee will provide an opportunity for the Finance Minister to respond to issues of conflict of interest raised by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu.
“The evidence will be placed before the committee. The Minister will have the opportunity to defend himself. A report will be presented to the House, and we will debate that report,” the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin said.
NDC Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dominic Ayine and NPP MP for Adansi-Asokwa KT Hammond will co-chair the committee and will have to present their report to the House in Seven (7) days.
The committee will be made up of Eight (8) members, with four (4) members each from both the minority and majority caucuses of the House.