Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has slammed Members of Parliament kicking against the recent shake-up in the leadership of the NDC Caucus in Parliament.
Mr. Mubarak wants critics to accept the change and channel their energy to the betterment of the party ahead of the election 2024.
According to the former legislator, the decision of the party will never be reversed regardless of what the opposers will do.
“The decision to appoint new party leaders in Parliament won’t be reversed. No amount of petitions and press conferences would change that. Better we focus our energies on winning political power and help build our country.
“Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn moved from the Front Bench to the back bench. Heavens did not break loose,” he said.
Mr. Mubarak called on party members to support the new parliamentary leaders to perform.
“We can’t build a strong party with this entitlement mentality. We have a duty to help Ato Forson and his team succeed as our new party leaders in Parliament,” he appealed.
On Tuesday, January 24, the opposition party informed the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, in an official letter about some changes in its leadership in Parliament.
In the letter, the ranking member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Cassiel Ato Forson is taking over from Mr. Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader.
The Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has also been replaced with Mr. Kwame Agbodza.
The matter has caused division among the NDC MPs in Parliament, with over 70 members signing a petition to reverse the decision of the party leadership.
Source: Modern Ghana
