Habib Idrissu, the Second Deputy Majority Chief Whip, has denied charges that the Finance Minister's repeated reluctance to come before the House demonstrates his inability to account for the government's Covid-19 spending.
Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta was scheduled to testify before the House on Thursday and address 16 questions, including accounting for Covid-19 funding.
However, due to the Minister's absence, the abovementioned questions were not tabled as part of the day's business.
Habib Iddrisu, speaking on Top Story on Thursday, stated that Ken Ofori-Atta is not avoiding public responsibility as the Minority claims. He said that the Minister needed to get information from other departments.
"The Minister was unable to present today [Thursday] owing to a scheduling conflict." the fact that he needed to contact other sector ministers and double-check facts on all 16 queries... "The Minister is not avoiding reaction, public accountability, or the management of public debt," he told Evans Mensah.
"The questions had only been filed this week," the Tolon MP stated when asked why Ken Ofori-Atta had not prepared to address the inquiries. I was present at Business Committee meetings as a member of the Business Committee."
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has decided that the House would not accept any requests from the Finance Ministry until Ken Ofori-Atta goes before the House to account for Covid-19 spending and to address MPs' queries.
Mr. Alban Bagbin, addressing on the House floor on Thursday, stated that the Minister must appear before the House or face the Finance Ministry rejecting requests.
"I'll go even farther and say that unless he provides an answer and goes through the accountability process, I'm not going to say anything." We will not proceed with the move... He has another request for us today, which will also be impacted.
Ofori-Atta isn't trying to avoid responsibility – Deputy Majority Chief Whip No. 2
"We will not welcome any business from that Ministry until he responds to the query and submits the statement explaining how that money has been used." Bagbin said, "Mark my words."
The Minority MPs are furious over the situation, accusing Mr. Ofori-Atta of showing contempt for the House on a regular basis.
Mr Ofori-inability Atta's to come before the House on Thursday to explain for the government's Covid-19 expenditure is clear, according to Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, a ranking member of Parliament's Health Committee.
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