NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says the party’s 2024 election victory was partly the result of tough but deliberate changes to its parliamentary leadership, aimed at boosting electoral strength.
Speaking in Tamale in a video cited on May 22, 2026, Mr. Asiedu Nketiah said the decision was driven by emerging political dynamics that required bold action.
“New things were emerging and I said that we have to change the forward line of Parliament otherwise it will be difficult for us to win the election,” he said.
He described himself as acting like a “coach” heading into the elections, saying he had to push through strategic changes even amid initial disagreement from President John Dramani Mahama.
“You have elected me as Chairman of this party, I am the coach of the party going into the election so let me make the changes that will win us the election,” he said.
He added that the move sparked internal tension but was purely strategic, not personal, and later advised that experienced figures like Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak be included in government, a recommendation President Mahama accepted.
In 2023, the leadership of the NDC replaced Haruna Iddrisu with Cassiel Ato Forson, the Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam and former Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, as the new Minority Leader.
Armah Kofi Buah, MP for Ellembelle, succeeded James Klutse Avedzi, MP for Ketu North, as Deputy Minority Leader, while Kwame Agbodza, MP for Adaklu, replaced Muntaka Mubarak, MP for Asawase, as Minority Chief Whip.
