Muntaka won't relinquish his role as Minority Chief Whip - NDC

The Ashanti regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said Member of Parliament for Asawase Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka will not relinquish his role as Minority Chief Whip over the alleged bribery scandal in Parliament.

According to him, his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal that has hit the Appointment Committee of Parliament has brought huge shame to the party and the high office that he occupies.

But in a statement signed by the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Yaw Owusu Bimpeh said calls for the resignation over a bribery allegation levelled by colleague MP Mahama Ayariga against the leadership of the Appointments Committee of parliament and Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko are premature.

Below is the full statement:

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (NDC), ASHANTI REGIONAL CHAPTER

CALLS FOR MUNTAKA’S RESIGNATION INAPPROPRIATE AND REGRETTABLE

The Ashanti Regional Chapter of the National Democratic Congress expresses its displeasure at calls by some leading members of the NDC for the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka’s resignation in respect of his position on the alleged Agyarko bribery scandal.

The Regional Chapter of the NDC finds these calls premature particularly when the alleged scandal is under investigation by the special ad hoc committee of parliament for which the Hon. Minority Chief Whip avails himself without hesitation.

In our urgent pursuit of party cohesion and reorganisation, we urge members to be circumspect in their public pronouncements on this sensitive subject matter. Also, we humbly encourage members to temporarily shelf or defer their public opinions until the committee’s findings are made public. This is to avoid possible irreparable damage that our less informed positions might cause one of our own.

We urge the committee to expeditiously and comprehensively weather the storm to end the continuing public anxiety that has characterised the alleged scandal.

Finally, we urge patience with leadership in spite of our individual disappointments. Let’s not allow temporary challenges to rock our reorganisation boat.

May God bless our hard work with smooth and speedy reorganisation.

…..…Signed……….Yaw Owusu Bimpeh(Ashanti Regional Chairman, NDC)