God’s not your village chief, you schemed to get me out – Muntaka descends on those behind Minority changes

Re-elected Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has slammed the motive behind the changes in the leadership of the Minority early this year.

He suspects being targeted by the changes said to have been masterminded by the then newly elected national executives.

He was replaced as Minority Chief Whip by Governs Kwame Agbodza while the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and Deputy Minority Leader, Dr James Klutse Avedzi, were replaced by Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson and Emmanuel Armah-Buah respectively.

“I can tell you it was part of the strategy to get me out,” the Asawase MP told journalists a day after he clinched victory in NDC’s primaries on Saturday, May 13.

“No political person who is mature will not say that was part of the strategy to get me out.”

He further justified his suspicion by indicating that while Haruna Iddrisu was going unopposed in Tamale South, Dr Avedzi was no longer standing for re-election.

“I was the only one who had a contender, so to have done that at that time was part of the strategy to get me out but as I keep saying God is not their village chief [and] He doesn’t hate people because you hate them. God doesn’t dislike people because you dislike them. He looks at our hearts.”

He said 2024 flagbearer John Dramani Mahama had called the three of them to let any bitterness emanating from the changes go and they did.

The former Youth and Sports Minister has been in Parliament since 2005.

He was challenged in Saturday’s primaries by Masawudu Mubarick, who polled 735 votes as against the 1,063 garnered by the incumbent, who expressed pride in his work for the Asawase Constituency.

“I have been a distinguished Parliamentarian. I’ve distinguished myself in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, and within the NDC. Do you want to change from better to worse? I know you have dedicated and served my party. I have served my country. I have served my party. And I know the people will reward me,” he said before the primaries on Saturday.

By 3News.com