Mahama Against NDC Changes – Pratt Reveals
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Even though he was contacted before the most recent reorganization of the Minority leadership in parliament, senior journalist Kwesi Pratt Jr. revealed that John Dramani Mahama did not agree with the changes. Judging from his impression from meetings he had with party leaders, he stated, "The past president did not support this." On Wednesday, Mr. Pratt remarked on Metro TV's Good Morning Ghana, “I have spoken to many people, and from what I’m told, unless those who spoke to me are a bunch of bloody liars and so on, the former president did not appear to be very happy about this arrangement.” The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced Haruna Iddrisu as the minority leader with Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah and Kwame Agbodza have been named as the new deputy minority leader and chief whip. Fifi Kwetey told Citi FM that a wide consultation was done with those that mattered with regard to the changes. He added that, “The former President, Mahama was consulted, and his views duly reflected.” According to the seasoned journalist who has been vocal in expressing his opinion on national issues, he spoke to at least 10 members of parliament from the NDC side who expressed surprise about the shake-up and complained of not being consulted. "You are appointing leaders for people; you are not appointing shepherds for sheep…where you don't need to consult the sheep before appointing the shepherd," he analyzed. But Mr. Pratt calls the changes and reasons assigned by the leadership a "joke" noting that he is "very disappointed" in the decision and impressed on the party to reverse it because its ramifications for the party would be dire.