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New Minority Leader
January 26, 2023
The New Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said the number one priority of the new leadership of the Minority caucus is to unite as changes made by the party to the front role on the Minority has been welcomed with mix reaction from Members of Parliament and some party supporters.
According to him in February of 2023 the Minority will be tackling three things and sending a caution to President Nana Akufo-Addo government.
First, he pointed out that Ghanaians are calling on the NPP government to down size government to reflect the mood of the country.
“Again, you are asking people to forgo their interest; you are asking the ordinary Ghanaian to forgo his or her pay out, but the president intends to reshuffle his government. Let it be known that we in the NDC will not accept attempts to increase the size of government if the size increases by one”.
At a press conference on Thursday, January 26, 2023, he assured the people of Ghana that as part of their engagement with the finance and health committee “we have agreed to do public hearing on the audit of the COVID-19 expenditure starting from February 7, 2023. At that point we will pay due diligence to the duties given to us as the people of Ghana”.
Furthermore, the Minority would embark on a road show where they would point out to Ghanaians the meaning of what the economic crises Ghanaians are going through really means and its implications on their livelihoods.
On the issue of the mix reaction that greeted the leadership changes among the Minority Caucus, he pointed out that the new leadership are not new to the House, “I have been in this House for fourteen years and I know the capability of all of our colleagues; some I met, some came to meet me”.
Additionally, he has worked closely with most of their colleagues and assured that together if they work as a team, they shall succeed.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com