{"id":1236706,"date":"2022-10-27T21:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T21:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/27\/it-is-not-true-minority-caucus-is-supporting-asiedu-nketia-haruna-iddrisu\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T21:08:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T21:08:30","slug":"it-is-not-true-minority-caucus-is-supporting-asiedu-nketia-haruna-iddrisu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/27\/it-is-not-true-minority-caucus-is-supporting-asiedu-nketia-haruna-iddrisu\/","title":{"rendered":"It is not true minority caucus is supporting Asiedu Nketia – Haruna Iddrisu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIt is not true minority caucus is supporting Asiedu Nketiah’s candidature – Harinu Iddrisu <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It is not true that the leadership of the Minority caucus in Parliament have met and decided to support the candidature of Johnson Asiedu Nketia who has launched a campaign for the national chairman position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/h2>\n

In a disclaimer disassociating the caucus from a statement made by Ahmed Ibrahim, the Member of Parliament for Banda and Deputy Minority Whip at Asiedu Nketia’s campaign launch last Tuesday, Mr Haruna Iddrisu <\/span>urged\u00a0the rank and file and the public to disregard the purported statement [VIDEO ATTACHED BELOW] made during the launch.<\/p>\n

“We further wish to urge all Members of the Caucus to refrain from making such comments in the immediate future,” he added,<\/p>\n

Below is a copy of the disclaimer from Haruna Iddrisu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

DISCLAIMER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The attention of the Leadership of the NDC Caucus in Parliament has been drawn to a statement made by Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, MP for Banda and Deputy Minority Whip at the launch of the election campaign of Hon. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah on Tuesday, 25th<\/sup> October 2022, to the effect that the NDC Caucus in Parliament was supporting the candidature of the Hon. Asiedu Nketiah for the position of Chairman of the Party.<\/p>\n

The Leadership of the Caucus categorically denies the assertions by Hon. Ibrahim Ahmed and wish to state as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. That the Leadership of the Caucus never met on the matter and have not taken any decision on the matter;<\/li>\n
  2. That the Caucus has not met and has not taken any decision on any of the candidates contesting any position within the Party;<\/li>\n
  3. That the Leadership and the Caucus has no position on any of the candidates vying for the respective positions in the Party;<\/li>\n
  4. That Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim\u2019s attention was drawn to the matter and he has since rendered an unqualified apology to the entire Caucus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We accordingly urge our rank and file and the public to disregard the purported statement made during the launch.<\/p>\n

    We further wish to urge all Members of the Caucus to refrain from making such comments in the immediate future.<\/p>\n

    HON. HARUNA IDDRISU (MP)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Minority Leader<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Attached below is a video of what Ahmed Ibrahim said at the campaign launch<\/strong><\/p>\n