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New Patriotic Party(NPP) Member of Parliament for Subin constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has reitirated boldly that President Akufo-Addo should heed to the calls of the over 80 MPs calling for the head of Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry.

The Majority Caucus in Parliament on Tuesday, at a press conference addressed by Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Lawyer Andy Appiah Kubi, threatened to boycott Parliamentary sittings if the President does not relieve the two of their positions.

Speaking in an interview on Peace FM morning show 'Kokrokoo', Hon Boakye Antwi believed the Finance Minister "seems to be experimenting with this country and we've had enough."

"We were about forty MPs at this meeting, and Kwami a clarion call was made that our leader(Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu) should inform the President that we are done with Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen and so they should resign and go . . . wherever the President goes Ken Ofori-Atta's name is mentioned . . . Ken Ofori-Atta and Charles Adu Boahen are an immediate concern,"  he told host of Kokrokoo', Kwami Sefa Kayi.

According to him, all of the over Eighty (80) MPs signed and it is not a rhetoric.

"If he says he won't let Ken Ofori-Atta go we are going to boycott all government business in parliament," he said.

"We have demonstrated to this country that there are genuine, honest, patriotic Ghanaians who have the country at heart . . . if he says he won't remove Ken he should add Parliament to the Execuitve and rule Ghana with Ken Ofori-Atta," he furiously said.

"We are running a democracy not a family dynasty . . . we are not backing down, why should we back down? . . . we have many competent and experience people in this party and in parliament to do the job that Ken Ofori-Atta is doing . . . if he likes we can nominate one but that is not the issue," he added.

He said the ruling NPP need to capitalize on the slim majority rule in parliament and ensure that the right is done to save the people of this coutry.

" . . On that slim majority we are operating in parlaiment we don't want any chaos, we want Nana Addo to have his peace of mind to serve his people and retire in peace, nothing short of that . . "

"If Ken Ofor-Atta dies won't there be somebody to step in as Finance Minister?" he rhetorically asked.

"There is a huge credibility deficit in his own pronuncement against the IMF, we are not joking with the future of this country, we are very serious people, we are not joking, we are running a democracy so we have to respect the voices of the people who voted for us," he added.

On whether Ken Ofori-Atta's removal will stabilize and solve the current economic crises, he said, "let's remove them or resign and see how the market will response".