Good Morning! We hope you have had a great week so far. Today on the Atlantic Wave, we take a look at a call by Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah for the change of the Minority Leader in parliament. An Accra-based legal practitioner, Nana Adjei Baffuor Awuah is calling on the Minority in Parliament to change its leader. According to him, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu lacks the leadership skills to champion the cause of Ghanaians in parliament as an opposition leader. Lawyer Baffuor Awuah’s comment comes after many political pundits complained about the docile nature of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority in Parliament. Their own party stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko has had calls to complain stating that Minority has shirked its responsibility to civil society organizations. A position the leadership has vehemently denied. But on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday, Nana Adjei Baffuor Awuah opined that the perceived non-performance of the Minority could be traced to its leader. He could not fathom why the Minority have only adopted press conferences to respond to government when there are other radical means to make their voice heard. Baffuor Awuah said if the Minority wants to remain relevant to Ghanaians, then they must change their leader. In a quick rebuttal, the Minority leader expressed shock at the submissions of the legal practitioner. He stated that Baffuor Awuah’s call is a clear attestation that he does not know about parliamentary procedures. Hon Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said he is not a repository of knowledge and that it is not a bother if he is changed because “NPP will survive without me”. On this subject, we will be speaking with Prof. J.V.C Mensah, former Director of the Institute for Development Studies, UCC to understand the role the minority is expected to play in governance, and what the minority must do to enhance governance in the country. Share your views and comments with us. Join Kojo Brace and Kukua Biney on the Atlantic Wave. Phone linese - 0332133499 or 0275144949 Whats app - 0275144949 Twitter - @atlfm1005 or #atlfm
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:52:14 +0000
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