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The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has sounded a strong warning to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus, cautioning that growing internal divisions are weakening the party’s effectiveness in holding government accountable.
Speaking during a caucus meeting on the 7th floor of Job 600 in Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Afenyo-Markin said the greatest threat facing the caucus is not the Majority, but their own disunity.
“We are not here by accident. We are here by choice,” he said, reminding MPs of their obligation to represent the people of Ghana and serve as the voice of the voiceless. “But colleagues, I must speak plainly. That duty is suffering. Our people are suffering. And we are allowing our internal disagreements to become their burden.”
He argued that while the Majority remains focused on sidelining the Minority, NPP MPs are unknowingly making the work easier for the government by remaining divided and unfocused.
“The Majority sits across from us with one agenda: to suppress our views, to silence our expression, to render us irrelevant. And what are we doing? We are doing their work for them. We bicker. We backbite. We whisper in corridors instead of roaring in this chamber,” he lamented.
Calling for an end to the infighting, Afenyo-Markin urged members to prioritise unity above political ambition, stressing that disagreements are normal but must never compromise their shared responsibility.
“Yes, we will disagree on how to achieve our goals. Yes, NPP MPs will support different candidates for 2028. Yes, we will have competing visions. But we must never allow our internal disagreements to make the people of Ghana the collateral damage of our divisions.”
The Minority Leader also accused the ruling government of economic mismanagement, abuse of state institutions, and increasing public frustration, insisting that a united Minority is essential to confronting these challenges.
“Right now, as we sit divided, the government is running riot. They are mismanaging our economy. They are weaponising state institutions. They are persecuting our compatriots. But belief without action is betrayal,” he added.
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