The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party carefully prepared the shift in its parliamentary leadership.
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.
The argument will mostly center on the economy because the 2024 election will be fought around it.
Therefore, if your party is serious about running for office.
To win the debate, you must put your best foot forward.
When you haven’t been able to send your experts to explain to Ghanaians how you plan to improve things, you can’t just say that the economy is in shambles.
Therefore, this is the time when we need the assistance of our financial and economic experts, which is why we placed them there, according to Mr. Asiedu Nketiah.
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, an Ellembelle MP, will take over for James Klutse Avedzi as the Deputy Minority Leader.
As Chief Whip for the opposition, Kwame Agbodza will be replaced by Ahmed Ibrahim, a Banda legislator, and Comfort Doyo Ghansah, a lawmaker from Ada.
However, several NDC lawmakers have voiced their disagreement to the choice, calling the event a “coup d’etat” and challenging the decision’s justification.
One of them, Tamale Central MP Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, claimed that the timing of the party hierarchy’s decision was “inappropriate.”
The audibly incensed member explained that, in his and other NDC colleagues’ opinion, the current crop of legislative leadership has been diligent in their jobs while speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen the same day.
Therefore, he questioned the change’s justification and criticized the party’s leadership for doing so without first consulting the whole Minority Caucus.
“The time is entirely incorrect.
What justifies changing the leadership of our parliamentary body?
criticized Murtala Mohammed.
