Don't reward Afenyo-Markin's abysmal performance - Dr. Amoako Baah to NPP

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Amoako Baah, has advised the party not to make Alexander Afenyo-Markin the Minority Leader in Parliament.

According to him, any move to make the Effutu lawmaker the Minority Leader would be rewarding his abysmal performance as the former Majority Leader.

This comes on the back of calls from some Members of Parliament (MPs) from the NPP urging the party leadership to appoint Afenyo-Markin as the leader of their side in the House.

First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu, Chairpersons of Parliamentary Committees, and Deputy Minority Chief Whip Ahmed Ibrahim have all made a strong case for retaining Majority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin as leader of the NPP caucus in the 9th Parliament.

“I strongly believe in longevity and experience from our own actions and inactions. You can tell that when Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the Minority Leader and Majority Leader, he stood out very clearly. But it did not happen by accident,” Joe Wise stated.

The latest to add pressure are members of the women’s caucus of the NPP. Addressing the media, the MP for Ablekuma North, Sheila Bartels, appealed to the party to maintain Asokwa MP Patricia Appiagyei as deputy leader and Afenyo-Markin as leader.

However, speaking on Starr Today with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, Dr. Baah revealed that the Majority Leader had underperformed and failed to maintain the majority status for the party.

“If you are a minority party in the opposition, when you work hard, you become the Majority Leader and get promoted. But in this case, you were the Majority and got demoted, yet you still want to be in charge. No, it doesn’t work that way,” the leading member of the NPP stated.

He also called on the party to ignore any calls from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side in Parliament, which also supports Mr. Afenyo-Markin as the Minority Leader.

“The majority does not necessarily have the minority at heart. So that is irrelevant. It is about what your party wants, what will push your party forward.

“So, you see, the idea brought to the table didn’t work, and this is why you did so abysmally. So for you to come back and say you want to lead, what are you going to do differently now?” Dr. Baah questioned.