The Minority Leader has declared that his side will not stand down on their motion of censure seeking to remove the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.

The motion, which is currently listed on the Order Paper, will be ripe for a debate next week.

Speaking on the floor of the House on Tuesday, Haruna Iddrisu declared that his side will see the motion to its logical conclusion and called on the NPP MPs to support them.

“I will count on my colleagues opposite who have demonstrated publicly and I trust that they will not abandon same. I have between today and November to move the motion and I will move the motion for the censure of Ken Ofori-Atta. Those like-minded persons who will dance with us will be welcomed in the secret ballot,” he said.

Responding to the Minority Leader, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said they will continue to dialogue with the NDC MPs to find a common ground on the matter.

“The Minority Leader is saying that he wants some assurance…it is a window of opportunity that he is creating. We are in dialogue, we are talking trying to see the best way forward,” Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu noted.

Meanwhile, Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that Mr. Ofori-Atta is entitled to legal representation when the censure processes commence.

“There is a provision under Article 82 which requires the Minister to be heard with a defense. If the Finance Minister-elect brings a counsel to respond on his behalf what do we do?…it is his right,” he stated.