Minority leadership shake-up: Sam George calls for consensus and calm heads
Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George called for a calm head following the controversy surrounding the change of Minority Leadership.
According to him, the current agitation could have been avoided if the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had made a consensus on the removal of Haruna Iddrisu and the subsequent appointment of Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.
Sam George’s comments came on the back of a huge uproar from the minority section of parliament over the removal process of the Tamale South MP.
A letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament and signed by the NDC Secretary General in a shock move appointed Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam MP, Dr Ato Forson as the Minority Leader.
Also Ketu North MP, Dr James Klutse Avedzi was replaced by Ellembele MP, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah as Deputy Minority Leader while Adaklu MP, Kwame Governs Agbodza got elevation to the position of Minority Chief Whip replacing Asawase MP, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak.
Speaking to Accra based Joy News behind this, Sam George asked for a cool head to deal with the current turmoil.
“It is important as a political party, we have to sit down and talk. How do we solve the problem we are saddled with? This is not a fatal problem,” he said.
The Ningo-Prampram MP also praised the old and new leaders for showing maturity in ensuring that it does not turn into chaos.
“I must congratulate Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka for the restraint they have shown in Tamale and Asawase. I must commend them for prioritizing John Mahama’s victory in 2025 over personal considerations. Again, leaders Ato Forson, Agbodza and Kofi Buah have shown their management the right human being in these difficult times to ensure that we do not see all kinds of statements flying from all sides from the Central, Volta and Western regions. This is the maturity shown by all the players involved.
He reiterated his call to build a consensus to rally all 136 NDC MPs behind the appointments made by the party leadership.
“For us as members of the caucus, all we want is involvement at our level so that we feel that our sacrifices have been appreciated. Even if there are changes, you need all 136 on board to come together and show unity. We have to see how to do this and moving forward, how do we solve these things.
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