Isaac Adongo, a member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central has broken his silence after he was snubbed by President John Dramani Mahama in his ministerial appointment.
According to Isaac Adongo, he was really expecting to be appointed minister by President John Mahama.
He revealed that President Mahama’s advisors thought he was above the position of Deputy Minister.
Isaac Adongo asserted that he would have accepted a Deputy Minister if he had been offered to him by the president.
His comments follow concerns from some of his constituents, who believe President John Dramani Mahama has snubbed in his ministerial appointments.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on Thursday, February 27, Isaac Adongo revealed, “I was really expecting to be made a minister,” he stated. “However, the advisors of the President thought I was above the position of Deputy Minister, but I would have accepted the role if Prez John Mahama had offered it to me.”
Isaac Adongo further asserted that President John Mahama made the right decision in appointing Dr Cassiel Ato Forson as finance minister.
According to Isaac Adongo, he has always been behind Ato Forson.
He revealed that Ato Forson was his ranking member on the finance committee in parliament and had also been a deputy minister of finance before.
Isaac Adongo stated, “ “In the issue of finance minister proper, since I came to Parliament, I’ve always been behind Ato Forson. Ato was my ranking member when I arrived in the parliament I was a member and he was ranking and when I came back the second time, they promoted me to deputy ranking, and he was still ranking”.
“Then, when there was a reshuffle in parliament he assumed a leadership role, on the front bench, so I was then pushed to ranking, he has also been a deputy minister so it was really a tall ask to say that all of a sudden you are going to jump over him, what will be the reason”, he added.
Isaac Adongo further revealed, “So I explained to my people that under the circumstances based on my understanding of parliamentary practice I think that it is the right appointment”.
Meanwhile, Isaac Adongo, the Bolgatanga Central Lawmaker has finally been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama as a member of the Bank of Ghana board member.
However, the Bolgatanga Central Youth Wing has rejected President John Dramani Mahama’s appointment of Isaac Adongo, the Bolgatanga Central Lawmaker as a member of the Bank of Ghana board member.
According to the Bolgatanga Central Youth Wing, they are questioning why Isaac Adongo was not given a ministerial appointment.
