'Rise above retaliatory politics' - Afenyo-Markin to political actors

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has called on politicians to rise above retaliatory politics and focus on building a nation grounded in justice, empathy and unity.

In an interview on Joy FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Friday, May 2, 2025, he shared a personal experience that has helped shape his views on politics.

"I have said that the time has come for us as a nation to leave behind us the era of retaliatory politics..." he stated.

The Member of Parliament for Effutu also recounted how his stepfather, an ardent supporter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was demoted in 1996 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate, Jerry John Rawlings, won the election.

"My stepfather was an amazing foreman. He worked at Pomadze Pottery in 1996. He was so much involved in the NPP politics.

"Right after the election, my stepfather was demoted and made a watchman. Me sitting here today? Should I carry that pain?" he quizzed.

Afenyo-Markin stressed the need for political actors to separate personal histories from governance issues.

"Every Ghanaian in one way or the other has a story to tell. I'm saying that as individuals in the space, as actors, we would have our own issues.

"But beyond this is governance, and that is where I want the direction to be," he noted.

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