Ato Forson Takes Over From Haruna Iddrisu As Minority Leader

Lagos Local News is able to report that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has changed its parliamentary leadership.

Haruna Iddrisu, the MP for Tamale South, has been replaced as the Minority Leader by Casiel Ato Forson, the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency in the Central Region.

Deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi has been replaced by Armah Kofi Buah, MP for Ellembelle, while Minority Whip Muntaka Mubarak has been replaced by Kwame Agbodza, MP for Asawase.

However, Comfort Doyo-Ghansah and Ahmed Ibrahim have continued in their roles as first and second deputy Whips, respectively.

In March 2021, the National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, stated that the party was considering making changes to its leadership in parliament.

“There is some work in progress. After every election, we reconstitute the leadership of Parliament, even if it means reconfirming them. We haven’t done that yet because of the court cases. We started but got to a point and felt that we needed to finish 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”