A Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has revealed that the National Chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, is implicating Speaker of parliament, Alban Bagin, in the reshuffling of the party’s leadership.
According to him, the latest comments by the National Chairman of the NDC Johnson Asiedu Nketia on why the changes to the Minority Leadership was made at the NDC UK/Ireland Chapter, during a visit to London after accompanying former President John Dramani Mahama for a public lecture engagement at Chatham House, was not ideal.
Mr Anyidoho reckoned that the truth on the matter shall “surely come out” and parties involved will know those who are “hell-bent on destroying the NDC just because of a selfish and inordinate desire to get power again and eat all the meat and throw the bones at us”.
“Listen to Asiedu-Nketiah making a complete nuisance of himself in London, as he tries without success to disengage from the mess he has sunk himself in. He is implicating Speaker Bagbin – as being the brain behind the silly attempt to forcefully remove Haruna and co. He is hot.”
Koku Anyidoho
During the lecture, Mr Nketiah indicated that his priority in Parliament is to see the parliamentary caucus working together and also cooperating with the Speaker of Parliament. Highlighting on the comments made by the NDC national chairman, Mr Anyidoho questioned whether Mr Nketiah is the Chairman of the Procurement Committee of the Parliamentary Services Board. To this end, he quizzed whether the latter is desperate to get rid of Haruna and others to have a leeway.
“He wants to keep his slave, Ahmed Ibrahim, to do his bidding huh? He will be badly exposed.”
Koku Anyidoho
Reactions to NDC leadership reshuffle
Mr Asiedu further in his address stated that there are certainly some advantages of cooperating with the Speaker which can be tapped into by the minoity. As such, the party cannot have a situation where NPP is cooperating with the speaker and “our NDC leadership has challenges with the speaker”.
Reacting to this, the former deputy general secretary of the party questioned the level of co-operation Mr Nketiah was talking about.
“We know Bagbin put Mosquito on the Parliamentary Services Board (PSB). Is it because Haruna and co are refusing to ‘co-operate’ for dirty deals to be done that’s why they want to change & bring more pliant people to manipulate?”
Koku Anyidoho
Meanwhile, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has chastised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over its parliamentary leadership reshuffle.
According to him, the reasons the NDC has given for the reshuffling have been defeated considering the replacements made. He stated that Ajumako-Anyan-Essiam MP, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, can attest to the fact that he is no match for Tamale South legislator, Haruna Iddrisu, when it comes to political experience and competence demonstrated over the years.
Mr Boakye asserted that the reasons given were lame and grossly untenable. He explained that Ato Forson as the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee was doing an excellent job, and nobody was jostling for the position with him.
The national organizer for the NPP reckoned that Dr Forson could have served the purpose the party is seeking going into the 2024 election without a reshuffle.
“Ato Forson is the loudest voice we hear on the Minority side on economic issues, even Haruna allows him to address press conferences on the economy. Nobody has taken his position from him and has over the years, been given the opportunity to talk and freely express himself. So, what is the basis for the reason Asiedu Nketia gave?”
Henry Nana Boakye
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