Ato Forson’s First Statement As Minority Leader | Politics

The new Minority Leader in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson has appealed to the rank and file of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to maintain calm as he and the caucus leaders will work with due diligence to symbolize the collective objectives of the celebration.

In his first public assertion after final Tuesday’s announcement that he has changed Haruna Iddrisu as Minority Leader, Dr Ato Forson assured that as the brand new chief, he would pursue the curiosity of the NDC with unwavering dedication and excessive integrity.

He, subsequently, known as for the help of your complete Minority Caucus in Parliament so “we shall succeed”.

I’ll unite Minority Caucus

Addressing the press in Parliament Thursday morning (Jan 26, 2023), Dr Forson stated “My number one agenda is to unite the Minority Caucus.

“Things of this nature (change) happen but obviously there is the need for us to show leadership and we will do just that. I will appeal to the rank and file of our great NDC party to keep calm; members of Parliament are in good hands and we will work with them with due diligence,” he said.

He was joined on the maiden press convention by the brand new Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza, and the retained First Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim.

Appreciation

The MP for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam famous that clearly he and different newly appointed leaders of the Minority Caucus weren’t new in Parliament.

He stated he had been within the House for 14 years and had identified the capabilities of “all our colleagues, some I met and some I came to meet”. “I have worked closely with most of our colleagues and I can assure you that together we shall succeed,” he stated.

He indicated he had been humbled that he had been chosen to guide “our gallant NDC Minority Caucus” in Ghana’s Parliament. “I wish to use this opportunity again to thank the leadership of our great NDC party who have placed their trust and confidence in me.

“I am also deeply grateful to our colleagues, the rank and file of our party the NDC, and the people of Ghana for their profound support and solidarity,” he stated.

Olive department

Dr Forson identified that as a part of the reconciliation course of, he had had “truthful, positive and in fact frank” dialog with the outgoing Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu.

“I commended him for his admirable leadership and stewardship when he was granted opportunity by the party,” he stated.

Focus

Dwelling on his agenda as a pacesetter, he stated most significantly, he would focus the following month to deal with three issues. First, he stated the governing celebration should know that the individuals of Ghana had been calling on them to downsize the federal government to mirror the temper of the nation.

“You are asking people to forgo their coupons (interest) and you are asking the ordinary Ghanaian to sacrifice his payouts.

“So therefore, if his Excellency the President intends to reshuffle his government, let it be known that we in the NDC will not accept an attempt to increase the size of government and if the current size of his ministers increase by one, that one person may not receive our cooperation,” he stated.

He additionally assured Ghanaians that as a part of “our engagements” with the Finance and Health committees, there was an settlement to carry a public listening to on the COVID-19 expenditure, starting February 7, 2023.

“At that point, we will pay due diligence to the duties given to us by the people of Ghana.

“Finally, we will embark on a roadshow where we will galvanise the people of Ghana and educate them on the meaning what this economic crisis is going to take us through,” he stated.

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