The Minority reshuffle to replace Haruna Iddrisu with Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as its leader in Parliament is a political suicide according to a Deputy Communications Director of the NPP, Ernest Owusu Bempah.
Mr Owusu Bempah wondered why the main opposition party will take such a decision to replace “an experienced Haruna Iddrisu with an amateur Ato Forson.”
“To sack Haruna Iddrisu, a matured leader to bring an amateur Ato Forson will keep the NDC in opposition,” he said.
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“To remove Haruna Iddrisu who has been giving NPP nightmare in Parlaiment and to bring Ato Forson is a political suicide, they will be flawed in Parliament. They have written their own obituary in 2024. It tells you the incompetence of the NDC, it tells you they haven’t got the clue.
“Can Ato Forson match up to Osei Kyei-Mensah- Bonsu in terms of Parliamentary debate and knowledge? Kofi Armah Buah debating Afenyo-Markin? That is a political obituary, it is a political suicide for NDC,” he said in a statement following the changes made to the leadership of the Minority by the NDC on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
He added “Mahama comes nowhere near Haruna Iddrisu when it comes to political knowlegde. He has won the hearts and minds of Northern region, he is one of the key pillars in the north and for you to get Haruna out to bring Ato Forson it means they have written their political obituary.”
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congres (NDC) Fifi Kwetey explained the reason for the changes.
He stated that the decision is to reposition the party for the 2024 general elections.
Apart from replacing Haruna Iddrisu with Ato Forson, the party has also removed James Klutse Avedzi as Deputy Minority Leader and replaced him with Ellembelle Member of Parliament Kofi Armah Buah.
Source: Onuaonline.com|Ghana
