Chief Whip of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak
has labeled Leader of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in parliament Kyei Mensah
Bonsu as a “liar” and “a very terrible leader” who lacks the acumen and will to
groom new leaders under him.
In an interview monitored
by MyNewsGh.com, Muntaka also described the Suame lawmaker as a liar for
making claims that the Speaker of Parliament was selected by consensus and not
through election and also that the NDC managed to bribe some NPP MPs to vote
against Prof Mike Ocquaye.
According to Muntaka, while he concedes that Mr.
Mensah Bonsu is a “nice gentleman when it comes to the work of the house”,
however when it comes to leadership, “he is a very terrible leader”.
Muntaka said Kyei Mensah Bonsu
has been “clearing” all the team he works with as a leader by always picking
new people when there is a new parliament when.
“I wonder what his party thinks”
Muntaka said of Kyei Mensah Bonsu.
“Kyei Mensah Bonsu failed his
side. When we told him you’re not reaching out to us, looking at the number we
have he was just calling us bluff. While we were planning and strategizing.”
Muntaka was reacting to a news
story published by MyNewsGh.com in which we reported that Kyei Mensah Bonsu had
alleged that NDC bribed some MPs on NPP’s side.
Two days ago, speaking on Kumasi-based Angel FM monitored
by MyNewsGh.com, the Suame Member of Parliament said:
“I heard rumours that the NDC
was trying to bribe some of our members to vote against Speaker Oquaye, so I
quickly called those whose name was mentioned to speak with them; others too
had some unresolved issues with him and had said they would not vote for him. I
met all those members in the hotel and spoke at length with them to rescind
their decision, but it practically fell on deaf ears”.
He reiterated claims that the
voting in Parliament was inconclusive and that the Speakership position was
conferred on Alban Sumana Bagbin in order to make way for the President’s
investiture.
“It is never true that Bagbin
won the votes by 138 votes; at a point, we realised that the NDC Caucus was
bent on frustrating the process and thereby delaying the coronation of
President Akufo-Addo, so we had to build consensus and give in to their demands
to save time”.
“It would have been a disgrace
for Ghana if we hadn’t allowed consensus and let the NDC Caucus have its way; a
lot of the international dignitaries had to return to their countries so we
could not delay the investiture of President Akufo-Addo”.
Muntaka pooh-poohed those claims
revealing that in his opinion, Kyei Mensah Bonsu is suffering from Hangover
because he is used to having his way with huge numbers (169) in the 7th
Parliament and hence finds himself in a “hangover” with 137. Muntaka advised
the NPP leader in parliament to cure the “hangover”
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