Ningo Prampram MP, Sam Nartey George says he can no longer remain silent when certain NDC Lawmakers chose to support President Akufo-six Addo’s new ministerial candidates in defiance of a party directive.
The lawmaker emphasised on Facebook how completely deceived he felt by his colleagues’ behaviour.
“I have been silent. It is a difficult place to be. I am not one to be silent, it is not in my nature. My silence has been borne out of pain; a type that cuts so deep it leaves you speechless. My pain is twofold – a sense of being let down and a sense of letting down.”
“I feel let down by the fact that in those hallowed Chambers of Parliament, I hold the unfortunate singular record of being the only victim of Bryan Acheampong’s brutality and machinations at the National Security Ministry. The scars of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election are still very fresh on my mind and even though as a Christian I have told myself to forgive, it is hard to forget. How could my colleagues, some of whom marched with me to the Police HQ to demand justice, vote for the man who caused me such pain? Where is the sense of camaraderie? Are we not comrades in the struggle again? Would I feel safe leaving my drink or food with any of them again? These thoughts have haunted me since Friday. Is this the caucus I have rushed to defend always in the past? Is it really worth that hustle? See why I have kept quiet?”
He acknowledges, however, that he is not completely blameless because he was a member of the caucus that “betrayed the party and Ghanaians at large.”
“How do I explain to my constituents? How do I respond to the several calls from the Constituency asking me why? What explanation can I give? What excuse could ever be fitting? A majority of the Caucus may have voted against the nominees but the dent of the few who for whatever considerations voted otherwise is collective. We are all an endangered species now.”
“It is not a thing of pride nor prestige at this time to call yourself an NDC MP. How did we sink so low from the heroes and heroines of January 6th, 2021? How do we fix this conundrum we find ourselves in? How do we rise together again as one unit as we did the night we elected the Speaker? I am struggling to find answers, so you see why I have been quiet?”
Sam George urged minority group members to take action in order to “win back the love of the base and trust of leadership.”
All of the NDC’s MPs had already been requested not to support the nominations’ approval.
The goal was to pressure President Akufo-Addo into drastically reducing the size of his administration.
But despite the absence of three MPs from the governing party in Parliament, all of the nominations were confirmed following a secret ballot.
The results of the voting on Friday show that a number of Minority members supported the cabinet nominations.
