The Majority leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has firmly stated that the Majority caucus will not support the Minority’s efforts to summon the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, to Parliament.
Mr. Kyei Mensah-Bonsu expressed his reservations about the Minority’s actions, stating that they have already formed a negative opinion about the Governor through their street protests and public demonstrations.
He suggested that the opposition MPs could have taken a more diplomatic approach by inviting the Governor to a parliamentary session to address concerns related to the new headquarters building and the reported GHS60.8 billion loss.
“We are Members of Parliament; we could have invited the Governor to come and talk about the issues that are not clear to us. You go on a demonstration and organize a press conference against the man, then you come back to Parliament to move the motion [to invite him]. Do you want me to support that?” Mr. Kyei Mensah-Bonsu bemoaned during a recent interview.
The Minority has been demanding the resignations of Dr. Addison and his two deputies over allegations of mismanagement, initially giving them a 21-day ultimatum to step down.
However, they later resorted to street protests and marched to the central bank’s headquarters to physically demand their resignations.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) were particularly agitated by the allocation of over $200 million for the construction of a modern headquarters in Accra at a time when the Central Bank reported financial losses.
In response to the protests, Dr. Addison described them as “completely unnecessary” and emphasized that neither he nor his two deputies had any intentions of stepping down. He urged the Minority in Parliament to utilize more appropriate channels to address their concerns in civilized societies, rather than resorting to street demonstrations.