[ad_1]
Dispatch newspaper editor-in-chief Mr. Ben Ephson has attributed the current unrest among supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the fact that the leaders were not factual in their comments on issues related to the investigation of the candidates. ministerials from President Akufo-Addo to his followers.
Ephson said in TV3 hot spots on Saturday April 3 that NDC leaders should have told their supporters that they don’t have the numbers in parliament to allow them to get away with some decisions they were hoping for.
His comments follow ongoing internal disputes at the NDC after approval by all of President Akufo-Addo’s ministers.
The legislator for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, resigned from the Parliament’s appointments committee.
He said in a letter to spokesman Alban Kingsford Bagbin that the decision was made “after days of careful thought and reflection.”
Ablakwa resigned from the commission on Wednesday, March 31.
“I would like to state that the reasons for this difficult decision are both personal and in principle.”
Mr. Epshon told program host Abena Tabi that “NDC leaders have told their fans that the NDC doesn’t have the numbers. Some NDC supporters have forgotten that there is that animal called the secret ballot that made Bagbin the speaker. The same animal was exploited, so many of the ministers were approved after the investigation. ”
NDC Greater Accra regional president Ade Coker has rejected the claim, saying that leaders speak of the fact to their followers.
In addition, he rejected suggestions that the NDC’s leadership in parliament should be changed after the approval of all of President Akufo-Addo’s ministers, when some of them were not qualified for their answers during the background investigation.
According to him, any such movement will disrupt the NDC as a party.
He suggested in the Key Points programs on Saturday, April 3, that the game should remain focused and return to the table to correct mistakes.
Mr. Coker said: “There is no need to change leadership now. Rather it will muddy the waters. We need to stay focused and also be cautious. It is premature to try to change the leader ”.
Furthermore, he noted that there is much speculation about what led to Mr. Ablakwa’s resignation from the Committee.
This is because Mr. Ablakwa did not give reasons for his resignation, he said.
To that end, Mr. Ade Coker said that it is necessary to know the voting line of Mr. Ablakwa when he was in the Committee during the examination of the ministerial candidates of President Akufo-Addo.
Speaking about the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday April 3, Mr. Ade Coker told presenter Abena Tabi that “In the future, your voting record in parliament may be eliminated. If you go to America, there is nothing like consensus.
“We will have to find out during the investigation process what your [Ablakwa’s] the voting line was. That will determine us and help us to make a judgment about what you are saying about the principles.
“If you’ve consistently voted against the nominees, then that looks good, then you can say it’s no use still being on the committee.
“I want to know what the voting pattern was like. If the voting pattern was such that you lost, then you are obliged to accept the results of what has happened, but here we are, they just come and tell us that it is consensus.
He added that “the resignation gives rise to speculation, it gives rise to a lot of rumors against the NDC.”
—3news.com
