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Mahama Ayariga To Replace Cassiel Ato Forson As Majority Leader In Parliament
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Mahama Ayariga To Replace Cassiel Ato Forson As Majority Leader In Parliament

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 1 min read

Mahama Ayariga, the Bawku Central MP, is expected to be the next Majority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament.

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Joy News reported that sources close to the National Democratic Congress confirmed this expected move.

Mahama Ayariga, Cassiel Ato Forson, Majority Leader, Parliament, Bawku Central
Mahama Ayariga, the Bawku Central MP, is expected to be the next Majority Leader. Source: Parliament of Ghana
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The current Majority Leader is Cassiel Ato Forson, who is in line to become the Finance Minister.

Ayariga has served as the Minister of Information of Ghana, Minister of Youth and Sports and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

The five-time MP has also served as a deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Minister of Education.

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Ayariga also co-founded and was Executive Director of the Legal Resources Centre, an organisation which promotes human rights, community development and social justice.

He holds a Master’s degree in Law from Harvard University in the US.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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