Private legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said that the victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general elections had nothing to do with the changes that the National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, made to the then minority leadership.
Kofi Bentil says that among the factors that led to the NDC’s victory, the change made to the minority leadership does not feature in the list.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah recently stated that the NDC’s 2023 parliamentary leadership reshuffle was instrumental in the party’s electoral success and also revealed that he personally recommended Haruna Iddrisu and Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak for key ministerial appointments after the NDC’s return to power in 2024.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah, during the NDC’s “Thank You Tour” in Tamale, where he defended the party’s parliamentary leadership reshuffle ahead of the 2024 elections, describing it as a crucial factor in securing victory at the polls.
Reacting to this on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday June 6, Kofi Bentil said that “It is not true that the reshuffle he did was his political manoeuvring for his future. The outcome of that election had nothing to do with the reshuffling done.”
He added though, that Asiedu Nketiah is one of the sharpest, most underestimated politicians in Ghana.
Mr Bentil further noted that the tussle over who becomes the next NDC flagbearer may degenerate and ultimately affect we the ordinary people. He therefore called on leadership of the party to manage the situation carefully.
