Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, has expressed his disappointment that Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK's finance minister, was removed just six weeks after Kwasi Ofori-Atta, Ghana's finance minister, was appointed.

Ablakwa criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for neglecting to dismiss Ofori-Atta, whom he claims is to blame for the current economic difficulties in the nation, in a tweet posted on Friday, October 14, 2022.

He implied that despite the finance minister's poor handling of Ghana's economy, the president never fires him and instead consistently defends and praises him.

“Kwasi Kwarteng hasn’t done a fraction of the damage Ken Ofori-Atta has caused the Ghanaian economy but he gets to be sacked and Ken is showered with praises from his family member, President Akufo-Addo as Ghanaians languish in more pain,” parts of the MP’s tweet read.

Ablakwa made these remarks while reacting to news reports that Britain’s Finance Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng had been sacked, following a meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Downing Street on Friday, October 14, 2022.

Meanwhile, Kwasi Kwarteng has written to the Prime Minister of the UK, Liz Truss, indicating that he has accepted her decision to sack him.

“You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor. I have accepted.

“When you asked me to serve as your Chancellor, I did so in full knowledge that the situation we faced was incredibly difficult, with rising global interest rates and energy prices. However, your vision of optimism, growth and change was right.

“As I have said many times in the past weeks, following the status quo was simply not an option,” parts of Kwarteng’s letter read.