The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has reportedly been appointed as the Majority Leader of the 9th Parliament of Ghana.

This appointment was announced in a post shared on social media on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Mahama Ayariga will be taking over the role from Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, who has been nominated as the Minister of Finance-designate by President John Dramani Mahama.

This news confirms an earlier statement made by Minority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, who predicted that Ayariga would assume the position of Majority Leader following Dr. Ato Forson’s nomination as Minister of Finance-designate.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, January 9, 2024, Afenyo-Markin also stated that the MP for Cape Coast South, Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, would take over from Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah as Deputy Majority Leader, with Kofi-Buah expected to be appointed as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.

The Minority Leader also alleged that the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, would become the Majority Chief Whip, replacing Kwame Governs Agbodza, who he claimed would also be nominated for a ministerial position.

He added that the Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, would be appointed as Minister of Local Government and Decentralisation.