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Cletus Avoka, Member of Parliament for Zebilla
A former Majority Leader and Acting Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Cletus Avoka, says internal disputes within the Democratic National Congress, NDC, have been resolved.
According to him, the issues that created an apparent rift between the NDC parliamentary committee and the party leadership were the result of a lack of communication, adding that all outstanding issues had been resolved and a new roadmap had been agreed.
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“At first there was a communication gap between the caucus and the party leadership that explained some of these public statements that some officials might have made.
“Certainly, the deputies know that we owe our loyalty to the party that is supreme and no one in Parliament or outside it is greater than the party, so we are committed to respecting the views of the party,” he said.
He further indicated that a new structure had been adopted after a meeting between the two groups to prevent the occurrence of such a development in the future.
“So I think what happened was a communication disconnect between the party leadership and the minority leadership, but we have been able to solve the problems and we are determined to work together for victory in 2024.
“The caucus met with the national executives and the council of elders one day after the recess and this was the roadmap that we have adopted for ourselves.
“The past is gone, and we must work as a team, we must create a level playing field with constant communication and work in the interest of the party and Ghana as a whole,” he added.
The recent resignation of North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa from the Parliament Appointments Committee, according to him, for “personal and principled reasons”, followed weeks of disenchantment on the part of party supporters.
The national communication officer, Sammy Gyamfi, was especially outspoken against the minority leadership, a sentiment that infantrymen have loudly proclaimed accusing his leadership of failing to follow the party line following the approval of some ministerial nominees.
Under pressure, minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has rejected calls for his resignation, assuring rank-and-file in an interview this week that he was in charge and will survive the current crisis.
George’s same party on the nation’s discussion
The NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, in a recent interview rated his level of loyalty between the nation and his political party, and stated that for him, the NDC predates Ghana.
Appearing on a recent episode of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, he stated that he voted against some ministerial nominees of the president, including the Minister of Information, because it was the expectation of his party base.
He further explained that despite being in Parliament by virtue of Ghana’s democratic practice, the vehicle that sent him to Parliament is the NDC, therefore that is where his loyalty lies first.
“I am not in Parliament with the candidacy of democracy, I am in Parliament with the candidacy of the NDC. For democracy to happen you need a political party. There is a vehicle that brought me here, that vehicle is not democracy, ”he said.
“People are free to do that. But like I said, given my orientation and belief, and my upbringing in the NDC, I think my first allegiance is the party. And whenever I write on social networks I always say that my loyalty and my fidelity is for my party and my country, “said the deputy.
“The country exists because there is a party. The democracy we have if there is no political party, is there democracy? Can you have a democracy without a political party? ”He questioned.
