The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has written to President John Mahama outlining key developments that have unfolded since the 2024 general elections.

The letter, under the heading “One Year After: Ghana’s Democracy at a Crossroads,” marks the first anniversary of the December 7, 2024, presidential poll, which brought President Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) back to power.

According to portions of Mr Afenyo-Markin’s letter, "The hawks who currently appear to be driving your government's agenda have no interest in Ghana's long-term development.

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"Their horizon extends only to the next arrest, the next removal, the next demonstration of power. They are stealing time and energy that should be devoted to transformative nation-building. More dangerously, they are stealing your legacy.

"You have an onerous duty, Mr. President; a duty not to your party's hawks but to Ghana's future. You must put your foot down. You must not allow yourself to be led astray by those whose only agenda is retribution. You have 189 seats in Parliament; a commanding majority that represents enormous public goodwill. That goodwill is not infinite, and it is being squandered with each passing day that your government focuses on settling scores rather than creating opportunities. I know there are moderates within your party; people of goodwill and genuine patriotic conviction. Empower them. Listen to them. Let them help you build the legacy that your rare second chance deserves."

The Minority leader also cautioned President Mahama against allowing political retribution to define his second tenure. He stressed that governance must rise above partisan battles, noting that the country cannot afford distractions at a time of global uncertainty and intense national expectations.

"The politics of revenge must not overshadow the politics of development, not now, not when the stakes are this high, not when the world is moving this fast, not when you cannot afford to fail.
Your unprecedented return to power should be a legacy-defining moment. But legacy is not built on how many people you removed from office; it is built on what opportunities you created for those not yet born. It is measured by whether you prepared your nation for the future or left it trapped in the conflicts of the past.

"Make Ghana's progress and transformation your agenda, Mr. President. Not the hawks' agenda of vengeance. Not the party machinery's agenda of consolidation. Ghana's agenda. That is the onerous duty that history and the people's unprecedented trust have placed upon your shoulders. You cannot afford to fail-not this time, not with so much at stake, not when your place in history hangs in the balance," he wrote.