Speaking to Accra based Starr FM, the veteran politician said the party is making a stand ahead of the 2024 elections.
According to him, there are key areas Parliament will focus on in the debate before the 2024 elections that have informed the final change in the leadership of the Minority.
“This is the continuation of the reorganization exercise to reposition the party for the 2024 election. So, it is a continuation of the process that started a year before from the branch to the constituency to the regional and national. Now we have come to the reorganization in the form in the parliament.
“The thought that going to 2024 the debate will be mainly about the economy and therefore we have to move forward to match the NPP in the area. That is why we chose Ato Forson to lead the responsibilities as the leader of the Minority and then Armah Kofi Boah our energy expert who will also be presented with obviously and then Kwame Agbodza is the man in infrastructure,” he told Starr FM Midday News with Naa Dedei Tettey on January 24, 2023 Tuesday.
He continued: “The party will continue to move forward with our proposal to revamp the economy and hope to attract the attention of the nation that we offer a better alternative to what we see in the current government. So, the fight will continue unless the key players have change position.So we will never stop making NDC a better alternative.
The NDC has made a change in leadership in Parliament with the appointment of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is the new Minority Leader. Former Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam succeeded Hon. Haruna Iddrisu.
Dr. Ato Forson will be assisted by MP Ellembele, Kofi Armah Buah who has been appointed as Minority Deputy Speaker.