Following the appointment of Ato Forson as Minority Leader, former Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu constituency has called for calm and cool heads to prevail.
According to him, MPs must respect the party’s decision, just as they did in the previous parliament.
Ras Mubarak stated that when the position of Minority Leader came up in the 7th Parliament, others preferred Mahama Ayariga, while others settled on Muntaka Mubarak and Haruna Iddrisu.
He stated that no one was consulted about who became their leader, and thus the current agitations should end.
”In the 7th Parliament some people wanted Mahama Ayariga to be Minority Leader. Others wanted Muntaka Mubarak while others rooted for Haruna Iddrisu. Who consulted us in the 7th Parliament when that decision was taken? In the end the party’s wisdom was respected. And the leaders got the very maximum support.
We expect same level of cooperation and support for the new leaders, and the party must not hesitate to quash any revolt including disqualifying rebel MPs from running on its ticket if this small rebellion continues.
In 2017 when the the decision about who leads the NDC in parliament was taken, I said then, based on my observations of other parliaments around the world, that there ought to be reforms where MPs elect from their ranks who leads them. The idea was rubbished. So why must a similar scenario be too hard to swallow?”
Read his full statement below
LET’S CLOSE RANKS.
In a time like this, what we require is maturity and not emotions and tantrums. We elected Chairman ASIEDU Nketia believing that he and the team would take some good but tough decisions. They may be doing just that.
It is important to give him and the rest of the team the benefit of doubt, respecting the soundness of their judgment.
The signal the National Chairman and his team are sending is that, the NDC is different from the NPP. The NPP is the only party where non-performance is rewarded. Have we not had cause to complain about the soundness of the decisions of the previous leaders and a need for changes ahead of 2024?
For those who are up in arms against the reshuffle, what moral authority would they have to question the continued stay in office of the likes of Ken Ofori Atta who’s run the country to the ground through his wrong headed economic policies, goaded by the President and the economic management team.
In the 7th Parliament some people wanted Mahama Ayariga to be Minority Leader. Others wanted Muntaka Mubarak while others rooted for Haruna Iddrisu. Who consulted us in the 7th Parliament when that decision was taken? In the end the party’s wisdom was respected. And the leaders got the very maximum support.
We expect same level of cooperation and support for the new leaders, and the party must not hesitate to quash any revolt including disqualifying rebel MPs from running on its ticket if this small rebellion continues.
In 2017 when the the decision about who leads the NDC in parliament was taken, I said then, based on my observations of other parliaments around the world, that there ought to be reforms where MPs elect from their ranks who leads them. The idea was rubbished. So why must a similar scenario be too hard to swallow?
We need power. Asking for the decision to be reversed is bizarre. Such flip-flopping would be more fatal, with disastrous consequences to the tenure of the ASIEDU Nketia led Executives. It’s a bait to get them to start on a catastrophic note.
If we truly want power, we must put this behind us and rally behind the Ato Forson led Minority group.
The NDC is bigger than any individual in the party. We can’t have on our hands a situation where hell breaks loose when seemingly untouchables are reshuffle. It would be disastrous for a future NDC government. We can weather this storm together. Let people come to terms with the fact that the ship has sailed, and use their energies towards kicking out the NPP, who’s tenure has been nothing but a calamitous failure.
By: Rainbvowradioonline.com/Ghana
