Sammy Gyamfi
Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, is accusing Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin and Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, of selling NDC to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In a statement in direct reaction to the approval of some Ministers-designate of President Nana Akufo-Addo, Mr Gyamfi pointed out betrayal by the NDC parliamentary leadership and Mr Bagbin, who is also a member of NDC.
Some NDC Members of Parliament (MPs) are alleged to have worked against the interest of their party by approving some ministers of Mr Akufo-Addo.
“Comrades, the betrayal we have suffered in the hands of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, the leadership of our Parliamentary group, particularly Hon. Haruna Iddrissu and Hon. Muntaka Mubarak, and dozens of our own MPs, is what strengthens me to work hard for the great NDC to regain power,” Mr Gyamfi wrote on Facebook.
“They brazenly defied the leadership of the party and betrayed the collective good for their selfish interest. And we, must not let them succeed in their parochial quest to destroy the NDC, the party that has done so much for them and all of us. The shame they have brought on the party will forever hang like an albatross around their necks,” he added.
“These are hard times for all of us but we should not let the betrayal of a few quench our love for the great NDC. Rather, let it strengthen us to fight for this party. We all have an equal stake in this party. They are few, we are many. Some have sold their conscience but ours is intact. And we, can work together to rebuild the party from the ashes of 3rd March, 2021, which I call “Black Wednesday ”- Our day of self-inflicted shame,” according to Mr Gyamfi.
“This is the time for us to insist on the right changes in the leadership of the NDC group in Parliament or forget about them completely. The current leadership have lost their moral authority to lead and are not fit to sit on the front bench of the NDC side of the house. More importantly, it’s about time we understood, that we don’t have any NDC Speaker of Parliament. No we don’t! We have a Speaker who rode on the back of the NDC into Office to pursue his own parochial agenda and nothing more. You trust them, at your own peril.”
“The hypocrites can choose to remain quiet or even condemn us for speaking up, so they can remain in the good books of the renegades. But I and all who are pained by this act of betrayal will not keep quiet, because we don’t fear anyone and don’t wish to be in their good books. If they can defy the party leadership and interest openly and subject all of us to public ridicule, then they can and must also be called out openly. The NDC party is supreme and it must be cleansed.”
“Speak up, we can and must! And let nobody stand in our way. But, when all is said and done, let’s work for the NDC with all our might and strength. Quench not your love for the party. Hope must not die. This storm shall pass. The NDC will survive and shall bounce back stronger for victory. So I say to you, be strong!”, he urged.
Sources say if all 137 NPP MPs voted for the Ministers-designate, it means the following number of NDC MPs also voted to approve the nominees:
23 NDC MPs voted to approve Hawa Koomson
17 NDC MPs voted to approve Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
5 NDC MPs voted to approve Dr Akoto Owusu Afriyie.
Hawa Koomson had the highest number of votes.
Madam Koomson, Afriyie Akoto and Oppong Nkrumah had initially been rejected by the minority members on the appointments committee.
By Melvin Tarlue