The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu says he is fully in charge of his caucus despite suggestions that the side is in crisis.<\/p>\n
This follows the resignation of North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, from the Appointments Committee and the Bolga Central MP\u2019s decision to break ranks with the caucus over the approval of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister.<\/p>\n
But addressing the press in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu said his caucus will weather the storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am fully in-charge. I am the Minority Leader. I just engaged the party leadership and there will be no further comments on someone\u2019s resignation or not\u201d, he indicated.<\/p>\n
Ken Ofori-Atta\u2019s approval as Minister for Finance has seen some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chastising their representatives on the Appointments\u2019 Committee for not being thorough and critical of the nominee.<\/p>\n
For instance, Deputy Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Isaac Adongo said he has so many doubts about Mr. Ofori-Atta, insisting that his side should have\u00a0rejected his nomination.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have stayed out of the media because of the question of why we approved Ken Ofori-Atta. I don\u2019t want my name to be dragged in the mud when I do not have control over the processes leading to the approval of one of my fiercest critics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In a related development,\u00a0 Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has tendered in his\u00a0resignation letter to the Speaker of Parliament\u00a0indicating his decision to step down as a member of the Appointments Committee.<\/p>\n
The exact reason for his resignation is not yet known however he says the decision is personal and based on principle.<\/p>\n
Describing the resignation as a \u201cdifficult\u201d decision, he said he took the step after \u201ccareful reflection and thoughtful considerations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The North Tongu legislator added that he will not be available for the vetting of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s yet-to-be-announced deputy ministerial nominees.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy resignation is with immediate effect and therefore, I shall not be available for the vetting of nominees for Deputy Ministerial positions,\u201d a part of his letter read.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the NDC has served notice that\u00a0it will soon\u00a0make changes in its leadership in Parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is some work in progress. After every election, we reconstitute the leadership of Parliament even if it means reconfirming them. We haven\u2019t done that yet because of the court cases. We started but got to a point and felt that we need to finish with the court cases first. So it is something we are considering. But there will be a definite statement. I am sure by the time, they [Parliament] return from the break, we would have taken this decision\u201d, General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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