The internal politics within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that led to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s removal as Majority Leader, allowing Alexander Afenyo-Markin to take on the role, have been revealed by the former Majority Leader and Suame MP.

Speaking on Asempa FM on Tuesday, March 4, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu disclosed that he had been informed beforehand about the president’s intentions to remove him from his position.

According to Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, he was warned in advance by around 80 MPs that the president wanted him out.

He shared that many of his colleagues encouraged him to resist, offering their support. Despite this, he decided to step down to prevent further division within the party.

“I didn’t want to be the eye of any storm in the party. I felt I had had enough, so I decided to resign, and I said it there and then,” he explained.

Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu recounted an emergency meeting convened by President Akufo-Addo before the elections, at a time when John Dramani Mahama had yet to announce his running mate.

The president expressed concern over the NPP’s declining influence in the Central Region and the necessity of appointing a leader who could strengthen their position.

He noted that, with Naana Opoku-Agyemang potentially becoming Mahama’s running mate and Ato Forson taking up the Minority Leader role, the NDC was gaining ground in the region.

It was claimed that Akufo-Addo saw Afenyo-Markin, who hails from the Central Region, as a more strategic choice to counter the NDC's growing influence.

Although most MPs disagreed with the reasoning, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu chose to step aside rather than complicate matters further.