Barring any last minutes changes by the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Tamale South Constituency lawmaker and outgoing Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu, will be the next minority leader in parliament.
New parliamentarians in Ghana’s parliament are expected to be sworn into office on January 7, 2017, after the December 7 polls.
Sources within the party disclosed that it was unanimously agreed that Haruna Iddrisu becomes minority leader while Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin is made second deputy speaker of the house.
Haruna Iddrisu has been the National Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress since 2002. He stood for parliament in the 2004 parliamentary election in the newly formed Tamale South constituency and won after beating a former Northern Regional Minister Alhaji Mustpaha Ali Idris who was the incumbent at the time.
He retained the seat in 2008 when the NDC won the presidential and majority of seats in Ghana’s parliament.
He served in various portfolios in government, including Minister for Communications under the Mills and Mahama governments as well as Minister for Trade between 2013 and 2014. He was appointed the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations by President Mahama in July 2014.
Source: ultimatefmonline.com
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some uselesss people in npp are in govt now people who haf sold their properties to capture power are now boasting pls haruna is good for us even mr 73 is going to become president and we are proud of haruna if u dont think start thinking again mr 73 should be in retirement now paving way for de youth to show their knowlede about governance instead npp still beleive inn old gurds people who haf eexhusted their time tweaaaa and their supporter still insult ndc mamber infact fuuuullllssss are going to rule us now and we shall see wat they are made of apuuuuu
The future is the youth and NDC continue to give us the future. #Agenda2020
Who? Haruna Iddrisu becomes minority what? Apuuu!!! NDC we need to be serious!
Another corrupt "TH1EF" from the north. What has this guy done in life to become so rich now? What was his financial position 9 years ago? How much is he making as a minister and an MP? Can he declare his assets 9 years ago as compare to today? Can he produce his tax records for the last 10 year for a thorough examination? You think Ghanaians are ***barred word***.
I agree that haruna is a selfish self seeking guy who has manipulated the NDC and the tamale people into thinking he has something to offer when in fact he is just as usellesss as a comb to a bald man. He was a minister throughout Mills and Mahama and yet the govt has been an abomination, and instead of sacking him for someone better to try new approach, NDC promotes him. this NDC must be really a party of very dummmmb and dim-witttted pple! what a good thing that Nana won!
this useeeless haruna guy? He is part of the high unemployment as a totally useeelesss and talkative minister of labor. NDC clearly has very incompetent people. Haruna is just a talking guy who has done nothing of service for Ghana apart from talk and talk and looooot public funds. And you think he can be a minority leader? NDC, you guys are really very very fuuuuuuuuulish. NDC needs entrepreneurs to rise through its ranks and stop relying on all these thugggs and theeeeeefs. Nonnnsense party.
Why? 2nd deputy speaker Alban Bagbin and minority leader who ? Haruna Iddrisu. NDC party is not serious at all. If they want to build the NDC then they should sit up. It seems they are Joking.
Haruna Iddrisu, Vicor Smith, George Loh would be the new face of NDC
GHANA IS A UNITARY STATE AND THOSE FANNING TRIBAL SENTIMENTS ARE OUT OF PLACE. THE CONSTITUTION TALKS OF REGIONAL BALANCE SO WWE MUST STOP THESE TRIBAL SENTIMENTS.
the effect of the northern pillars created and the ayigbe, fantis, gas, ashantis, and all othe tribe taken out. y wunt rawlings take his party back