The Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, openly acknowledged his affiliation with the Freemason fraternity during the opening ceremony of the induction and orientation programme for members of the 9th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana on Saturday, January 11, 2024.
Afenyo-Markin, who has faced criticism in the past for discussing his membership in both the Freemasons and the Catholic Church, shared insights from the fraternity's rule book to guide the Members of Parliament.
He began his address with a quote from the rules that stated, "The second-degree working tools of the Freemason’s rule book provide: ‘We have all sprung from the same stock, partakers of the same nature, and sharers in the same hope. And although distinctions amongst men are necessary to preserve subordination, yet ought no eminence of situation make you feel superior over the other."
"'For he who is placed at the lowest ebb of fortune's wheel is equally entitled to our regard. As the time will come, the wisest of men knows not how soon, when all distinctions, save those of goodness and virtue, shall cease, and death, the grand leveller of all human greatness, shall reduce us to the same state,'" he said.
Afenyo-Markin who is the Member of Parliament for Effutu, then warmly welcomed the new members of the 9th Parliament and encouraged them to approach the induction and orientation process with seriousness.
He emphasised that the programme would provide valuable insights into the workings of the House, particularly for new MPs, enabling them to make meaningful contributions to the legislative process.
Additionally, he urged new members of the House to draw inspiration from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, who began his legislative journey as a backbencher and has now ascended to the position of Speaker.
Watch his remarks in the videos below:
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