Minority and majority leader in parliament has condemned claims that inadequate legal brain on the front bench of the minority will affect the performance minority leadership performance.
Engaging the parliamentary press corps, minority leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and his opponent from the majority Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said the claims are false because the best leaders the house can be proud of were all without a legal background.
“The fact that the minority leader is not a Lawyer, I think it doesn’t have to be part of the equation at all. It’s the competence of the person, the versatility of the person. As I keep saying, if you are a leader you must know something about everything because when people have spoken you must be doing the encapsulation, and if you don’t know you’ll be found wanting. So that’s all that is required.
And if you’re talking about leaders that this fourth Republic has seen certainly you cannot ride off J.H Mensah, I mean he stands very tall, an economist, a Finance person and he distinguished himself. Owusu Acheampong, was not a lawyer, Agriculturist, he was a master of the rules of procedure. Kwabena Adjei came in his own strength. We had three lawyers in succession, Alban, Avoka, and Kumbuor, their strengths are captured in the hansard. Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, not a Lawyer, not an economist, not a Finance man, I believe in all humility that I can stand on my ground in every subject matter. That is what is required of a leader. And I believe Hon. Ato can rise to the occasion,” He said
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