The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has refuted claims that Haruna Iddrisu “sold out” his caucus when he was the Minority Leader.
Some rumours that made the rounds following the NDC’s shake-up of the Minority Leader in Parliament by the NDC suggested that the former leader of the minority group was doing the bidding of the Majority caucus in Parliament in the House hence the need to replace him.
But speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Suame MP said such claims are untrue and should be disregarded.
“Let me state emphatically and unambiguously that no such thing happened. I had developed a very harmonious working relationship with them [old Minority leaders], but people read meanings into it.
“The business of the Minority Leader is to assist the Majority Leader in facilitating the business of the government, and if someone does that, it shouldn’t be perceived as selling out to the Majority.”
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin urged the former minority leadership led by Haruna Iddrisu to remain resolute, even in the storm.
Mr Bagbin believes that even when one door closes, many more will open for them in the future.
“All I can say to the former leaders is that the Lord is your shepherd; you shall not want. When one door closes, many doors open, and I can tell you for sure that many open doors are better and higher than the closed doors. Look at the open doors and not the closed ones,” he said on Tuesday, February 7.
Last month, as part of its restructuring, the NDC announced that Dr Cassiel Ato Forson would replace Haruna Iddrisu as the New Leader.
Deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi was also removed and replaced with Ellembelle MP Armah Kofi Buah.
In the case of Muntaka Mubarak, he was replaced by Kwame Governs Agbodza as the new Chief Whip.