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President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday evening met with the NPP MPs demanding that he sacks Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.

The MPs numbering over 80, at a Press conference bemoaned the challenges in the economy as well as hardships being experienced by their constituents. 

The MPs threatened not to be present for the 2023 budget reading if their demands are not met.

“If our request is not responded to positively, we will not be present for the budget hearing, neither will we participate in the debate,” Mr Appiah-Kubi, spokesperson for the Majority caucus and MP for Asante-Akim North Constituency indicated.

This led to a crunch meeting with the MPs.

But speaking to Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Eugene Boakye Antwi, Subin MP who said he wasn't able to attend the meeting said no matter what was discussed "we're not backing down".

"We are not backing down….why should we back down?" he questioned.

According to him, if the President insists on keeping his cousin, the Finance Minister, "he (President) should add Parliament to the Executive and govern the nation with Ken Ofori-Atta".

"These are not calls from the NDC; they are calls from your own people, NPP MPs calling on you to reshuffle. If not he (President) should add Parliament to the Executive and govern the nation with Ken Ofori-Atta. The constituents are really peeved. If we don’t speak now this party is gone. We are not going to toy with the future of this country. This party does not belong to any individual," he added.