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New Patriotic Party (PNP) communications director Yaw Buaben Asamoa says minority leader Haruna Iddrisu may survive recent attacks and criticism of his leadership in Parliament.
“Is Haruna strong enough to withstand the attack? And resignation is part of the attack. I was trying to find out if a deputy had the right to resign from a committee because you had been sent there on an order. But standing orders only say that you must be on at least one committee. So I can’t afford to deal with that resignation.
“This is a legitimate opportunity to try to evict Haruna, but question [is] Can that be successful? I don’t think it will be successful. It will not succeed because I believe the President’s side will rally to the support of the acting leadership, ”Lardy Anyenini of JoyNews told Samson in Newsfile on Saturday.
According to Yaw Buaben Asamoa, the resignation of North-Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa from the Parliament Appointments Committee, along with subsequent criticism, seeks to question Haruna Iddrisu’s leadership.
His comment comes on the back of a statement by former Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak that Ablakwa’s decision to resign was a sign of a vote of no confidence in the minority leadership.
But Mr. Haruna Iddrisu has reaffirmed his position as leader of the minority; stating that he is “completely in charge” of the Democratic National Congress (NDC) legislators in Parliament.
Earlier, North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a letter dated March 30, addressed to President Alban Kingsford Bagbin, announced his decision to resign from the Appointments Committee of Parliament.
He explained that his sudden resignation was “after days of careful thought and reflection.
“I would like to say that the reasons for this difficult decision are both personal and in principle,” was all that Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa alluded to in his letter.
Meanwhile, Buaben Asamoa blames the current emerging split in the NDC opposition on the ineffective role of party leaders.
