NDC MPs vow to resist any changes in parliament by party executives

Members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress have expressed their indifferences at the party executives unilateral decision to cause a reshuffle of the party leadership in parliament. The NDC MPs are displeased with the reshuffle ongoing in the party which they say is undertaken without consultations.

General Secretary of the party Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey announced the reshuffle earlier this week. The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu and his deputy James Klutse Avedzi were replaced by Cassiel Ato Forson and Kofi Armah Buah.

However, the NDC MPs are not in support of the decision and have given their reasons for their displeasure.

According to former Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, a meeting between Cassiel Ato Forson and Haruna Iddrisu ended inconclusively as the latter’s demands were not satisfied.

“I can tell you that the meeting was not fruitful. He mentioned some measures that they had to take, but that was not done. I can tell you that he was irritated at the meeting,” Muntaka said.

Meanwhile, former Majority Leader and MP for Zebila, Cletus Avoka has called for the suspension of the reshuffle until further consultations.

“The basis for our prayer is that the party suspends the reshuffling as indicated by the General Secretary until such a time that a holistic meeting of stakeholders with consultations before a decision is taken.”

He added that the party had agreed to have all appointees remain in their roles until after the presidential and parliamentary primaries of the party. He thus expressed shock at the latest development.

“It is on this backdrop that the national executives of the party a few weeks ago decided that all appointees in the party and parliament should remain in office after we conclude the parliamentary and presidential primaries. We are therefore surprised that the reshuffling is reaching the caucus in Parliament. We think that this is premature,” Cletus Avoka, MP for Zebila.