The newly appointed Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has disclosed that the idea of him leading the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus emerged long before the 2024 general elections.

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central shared that the notion of him taking the reins of the caucus had been circulating among MPs, including those from the now-Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP), even prior to the elections. He revealed that several parliamentarians approached him, suggesting he would assume the leadership role once the elections concluded.

“The suggestion for me to lead actually came to me even before the election. Even before the election, I was approached by some people. If you ask some of the people in the current Minority caucus, even when they were the Majority, they kept walking up to me to say, we hear that the thinking is that when the election is over and done with, you will lead the caucus, and I am like, I don’t know, I hear so also.’”

“So even before the president thought about his ministers and who will go where, to tell you the truth, I had been approached, and I had actually seriously considered leading,” he told Bernard Avle of Channel One TV on Monday, January 27, 2025.

He also explained that his desire to take on the leadership role stemmed from his long tenure in executive positions, having served as a presidential spokesperson, deputy minister, and minister in various ministries, but never having led a legislative group.

“The reason why I considered leading the caucus is because I had been in the executive; I have served as a presidential spokesperson, I had been deputy minister, I had been minister in several ministries. The one job I have never really done was to lead the caucus,” he stated.

Mahama Ayariga who is also a seasoned lawyer, was briefly mentioned as a potential candidate for the Attorney General role in a prospective John Dramani Mahama administration.

Nevertheless, in an interview on Channel One, the Bawku Central MP made it clear that he had no interest in pursuing the Attorney General position.