The sacking of extinct Minister of Articulate at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen by President Akufo-Addo, who is presently out of the country, has introduced about many of us to raise danger over a that it’s possible you’ll be ready to imagine contravention of the 1992 Structure.

Article 60 (8) stipulates that “At any time when the President is absent from Ghana or is for another motive unable to produce the capabilities of his space of job, the Vice-President shall produce the characteristic of the President until the President returns or is able to produce.”

The possibility is that in the absence of President Akufo-Addo, Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is remitted by the Structure to act as President.

Therefore, the critics contend that the letter outmoded to put out of your mind Mr. Adu Boahen will possess to unexcited possess been issued by the Vice-President, in its attach of the President.

Nevertheless Non-public Magnificent Practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has explained that the President’s absence from the country doesn’t automatically bar him from performing his Presidential capabilities.

In an interview on Joy FM’s Prime Memoir on Monday, Mr Anyenini posited that although the kind of choice is to be taken by the performing President, the substantive President will possess to unexcited be consulted.

“The President is just not in Ghana but that does not imply he is incapable of performing his capabilities whereas he is away. Obviously, he would possess given directions that here’s what ought to be performed and when it’s possible you’ll per chance be performing it’s possible you’ll per chance presumably not do away with the kind of choice regardless of the President.

“Now not lower than here’s a substantive valuable decision to do away with, to sack or put out of your mind an appointee of the President. It is possible you’ll not to your performing ability suo moto do away with that decision,” he acknowledged on Prime Memoir, Monday.

He wired that given the opportunities offered by digital abilities, President Akufo-Addo may well per chance in some unspecified time in the future of a cell phone name give the expose to be done.

Why Adu Boahen used to be sacked

President Akufo-Addo on Monday terminated the appointment of the Minister of Articulate at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, with instant manufacture.

In a assertion from the Presidency, the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin, acknowledged, “After being made attentive to the allegations levelled in opposition to the Minister in the exposé, ‘Galamsey Economic system’, the President spoke to Mr Adu Boahen, after which he took the decision to discontinuance his appointment, and likewise to refer the topic to the Special Prosecutor for extra investigations.”

Within the acknowledged documentary by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Charles Adu Boahen is alleged to possess instructed the undercover investigators that Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia mandatory $200,000 as an look charge sooner than meeting with supposed traders. 

The Minister is also reported to possess acknowledged that the Vice President would require some contracts from an investor for his siblings to score his backing and impact in establishing a business in Ghana.

“You suggest, like look prices and stuff? I suggest he, himself (the Vice President), whenever you give him some (USD) 200,000 or one thing as a token, as thank you, appreciation, that’s beautiful. 

“He’s not indubitably, he’s not indubitably (like) that. All he needs is to alarm about his marketing campaign money in 2020,” Charles Adu Boahen is alleged to possess acknowledged.

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