In October 2022, a group of (NPP) Members of Parliament petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack his then Minister of Finance, , and the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Adu Boahen, to restore public confidence in the economy.
This was announced in a media briefing by their spokesperson, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim North, in Parliament on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
The group, under the hashtag #KenMustGo, said it would not do business with the government nor support the 2023 Budget if the president failed to heed their calls.
According to them, the move followed previous concerns sent to the government that had not yielded any positive results. "We have had occasions to defend allegations of conflicts of interest, lack of confidence, and trust against the leadership of the Finance Ministry.