The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party carefully prepared the shift in its parliamentary leadership for 2024 election.
According to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the economy will be a major issue in the election of 2024, so the party must present itself in the best possible light.
He claimed that the party’s pre-election message would focus heavily on the economy, which is why it decided to rearrange its leadership in Parliament.
He claimed in a speech on Tuesday that the new leadership’s skill set will best help the party in Parliament spread its message.
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“The 2024 election is going to be fought around the economy, so the debate is basically going to be about the economy. So if you are a serious party fighting to win an election. You must put your best foot forward to win the debate”.
“You can’t just tell people that the economy is in shambles when you have not been able to put your experts there to be able to communicate to Ghanaians how you will do things better.
So this is the point where we need our finance and economic people around, and that is why we put them there,” Mr Asiedu Nketiah said.
The NDC’s present parliamentary leadership has undergone extensive transition.
As the new Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has replaced Haruna Iddrisu, according to the party. Kofi Armah Boah,MP of Ellembelle, will take over for James Klutse Avedzi as the Deputy Minority Leader.
Kwame Agbodza becomes the Chief Whip for the opposition side and will be deputised by Banda MP, Ahmed Ibrahim and Ada legislator, Comfort Doyo Ghansah respectively.
However, some NDC legislators have expressed their opposition to the decision describing the development as a “coup d’etat” and questioning the rationale behind the change.
Amongst them is Tamale Central MP, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed who said the timing of the decision by the party’s hierarchy is ‘wrong’.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on the same day, the audibly displeased lawmaker explained that as far as he and other colleagues NDC MPs are concerned, the current crop of parliamentary leadership have been diligent in their duties.
Therefore, he questioned the change’s justification and criticized the party’s leadership for doing so without first consulting the whole Minority Caucus.
“The timing is completely wrong. What is the basis of changing our parliamentary leadership?” Murtala Mohammed decried.
Source: Myjoyonline
