Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has explained that he was not interested in a ministerial role.
According to him, he had always wanted to lead the caucus in Parliament.
This he said is because he has occupied several ministerial roles in the past and has been part of the executive before.
So when he was approached to lead the caucus even before the 2024 election, it was something that he considered.
“The suggestion to me to lead came before the election. Even before the election, I was approached by some people. If you ask some of the members of the current Minority caucus when they were even the majority, they kept walking to me that we hear the thinking is that when election is over and done with, you’ll lead the caucus I told them I don’t know and that what I’ve also heard,” he said.
He continued, “So even before the president thought about his ministers and who would go where, to tell you the truth, I had been approached and seriously considered leading. The reason why I prefer leading the caucus is because I’ve been in the executive; and I have served as a presidential spokesperson. I’ve been a deputy Minister and minister in several ministries. The one job I’ve really not done is to lead the caucus. For me, something that I’ve never done before”.
Even though there were calls for him to become the Attorney General, he indicated that he has never been interested in becoming an Attorney General.
“It is something that I’ve never been interested in. I’ve never been interested,” he said.