A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has contended that the turmoil surrounding the reorganization of the Majority Caucus leadership in Parliament was unwarranted.

He suggested that engaging in discussions between the party and the MPs before the reshuffling could have addressed concerns and prevented the recent upheaval. In an interview with Citi News, Dr. Asah-Asante emphasized the importance of the party addressing outstanding issues ahead of the December 7 elections.

“At this point in time, you would expect that a party that wants to break the 8, a party that is struggling to make sure it is able to administer to the satisfaction of its people, a party that is struggling in terms of how it can honour the numerous promises that it has given to its people, and at this point in time, will reconcile. This is the party that the odds are against, so it doesn’t need it [the reshuffle]. It is needless so to speak, but I don’t think it is a daunting task because if they really need to address this problem, let them bury their differences and there will not be any problem,” he stated.

Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante acknowledged that although some damage has been done, it is not too late to convene a meeting between the party and the caucus to foster unity.

“They can still call a meeting between the party and the caucus and then decide. Once they do that, there shouldn’t be any problem. Any problem that they find themselves in is different. It is true that they are in a difficult situation to go and campaign given the economic mess we find ourselves and some of them attributed to them,” he added.