Ofori-Atta’s “Slaughter House” Vote of Censure Parliamentary Comm. will be live

It is all set for Ken Ofori-Atta’s “Slaughter House” Vote of Censure Parliamentary Committee sittings which will be aired live.

Efforts by the minority caucus in parliament to use a vote of censure to axe the low-performing Finance Minister led to the formation of an 8-member Adhoc committee by the speaker of parliament. The good news is that the “Slaughter House” set for Ken Ofori-Atta’s investigations will be live on TV and on social media.

The Ken Ofori-Atta Vote of Censure Parliamentary Committee will commence its sittings today 15/11/22 at 11 am.

This decision to carry the sitting live has been described by a Member of Parliament, North Tongu, and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs has stated that the decision was in support of the true spirit of transparency & accountability.

“It’s an absolute delight to announce that the committee shall sit in public & all proceedings will be broadcast live in the true spirit of transparency & accountability.” He stated in a blog post sighted by Ghanaeducation.org.

The Majority Caucus in parliament called for the Minister to be given a fair hearing which continued to the current decision by Parliament.

Article 82 – Vote Of Censure

(1) Parliament may, by are solution supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of all the members of Parliament, pass a vote of censure on a Minister of State.

(2) A motion for the resolution referred to in clause (1) of this article shall not be moved in Parliament unless—

(a) seven days’ notice has been given of the motion; and

(b) the notice for the motion has been signed by not less than one-third of all the members of Parliament;

(3) The motion shall be debated in Parliament within fourteen days after the receipt by the Speaker of the notice for the motion.

(4) A Minister of State in respect of whom a vote of censure is debated under clause (3) of this article is entitled, during the debate, to be heard in his defence.

(5) Where a vote of censure is passed against a Minister under this article the President may, unless the Minister resigns his office, revoke his appointment as a Minister.

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(6) For the avoidance of doubt this article applies to a Deputy Minister as it applies to a Minister of State.

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