Mahama Ayariga appointed Majority Leader of the 9th Parliament
16th January 2025
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has reportedly been appointed as the Majority Leader of the 9th Parliament of Ghana.
This is according to Accra-based Joy FM, which reported the appointment in a post shared on social media on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
The Bawku Central legislator will replace the Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, as Majority Leader.
His appointment follows the nomination of Dr. Ato Forson as Minister of Finance-designate by President John Dramani Mahama.
It can be recalled that Minority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin had earlier claimed that Ayariga would be the new Majority Leader following Dr. Ato Forson’s nomination as Minister of Finance-designate.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, January 9, 2024, Afenyo-Markin also stated that the MP for Cape Coast South, Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, would take over from Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah as Deputy Majority Leader, with Kofi-Buah expected to be appointed as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
The Minority Leader also alleged that the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, would become the Majority Chief Whip, replacing Kwame Governs Agbodza, who he claimed would also be nominated for a ministerial position.
He added that the Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, would be appointed as Minister of Local Government and Decentralisation.