The Minority in Parliament has been unable to remove Ken Ofori-Atta from office.
The censure motion against the Finance Minister fell short of the required number of votes.
Only Minority members were present to vote on the motion, which was debated and subsequently voted on, on Thursday.
All 136 Minority MPs voted in secret to approve the censure motion.
Minutes before voting began, the majority members walked out.
The NPP MPs described the Minority’s action as futile and in violation of the Constitution because their numbers are insufficient to form a quorum.
In his ruling on the vote, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin stated that the Minority MPs did not meet the Constitutional threshold of 183 MPs, or two-thirds of the House.
“In accordance with article 83(1) which reads; Parliament may by a resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of all the MPs pass a vote of censure on the Minister for State. Following the terms of Article 82 (1) the vote is accordingly lost,” he said on the floor.
It will be recalled that the Minority members filed a censure motion against Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, seeking to remove him from office.
The motion was then referred to an eight-member Adhoc Committee for review by the Speaker.
Following its hearing, the Committee presented its report to the House last week. The report was accepted by the House of Commons on Thursday, prior to the debate on the censure motion.
Already, 98 NPP MPs have called for the Minister’s resignation, citing incompetence and economic mismanagement.
The NPP MPs were later invited by the party’s President and National Executives, who urged the MPs to allow the Minister to complete the IMF negotiations and present the 2023 Budget.
