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“I have not breached the Constitution”
11:40 AM
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta the Minister of Finance has said before the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on Censure that he had not breached the Constitution in making payments to support the National Cathedral.
“I have taken no money from the contingency fund to support the National Cathedral,” Mr Ofori-Atta said.
Traditional rulers at Censure Committee sitting to support Ken Ofori-Atta
11:20 AM
Accra, Nov. 18, GNA – Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, Friday morning appeared before the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on Censure.
Some traditional rulers and members of Government are also in attendance to lend support to Mr Ofori-Atta.
The Finance Minister is appearing before Parliament’s Ad-Hoc Committee in Accra today to respond to a motion of Vote of Censure against him for poor management of the economy.
The Minority had brought the motion, admitted by Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for which he set up a seven-member committee to investigate the motion.
Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, and Co-chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee, at a sitting the first sitting on Monday, said the matter had elements of criminality, political and civil responsibilities.
He said the committee had decided that there must be evidential basis for the allegations that were made.
GNA