A leader member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Amoako Baah has advised the party not to make Alexander Afenyo-Markin the Minority Leader in Parliament.
According to him, any move to make the Effutu lawmaker the Minority would mean rewarding his abysmal performance as the former Majority Leader.
This comes on the back of a section of the Members of Parliament (MPs) from the NPP calling on the party leadership to make Mr. Afenyo-Markin the leader of their side in the House.
First deputy speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu, Chairmen of committees of Parliament and even deputy minority Chief Whip Ahmed Ibrahim have all made a strong case for majority leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin to be maintained as leader of the NPP caucus in the 9th parliament.
“I strongly believe in longevity and experience from our own actions and inactions. You can tell that when Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the Minority Leader and Majority Leader, he stood out very clearly. But it did not happen by accident,” Joe Wise stated.
The latest to pile up pressure are members of the women’s caucus of the NPP. Addressing the media, MP for Ablekuma North Sheila Bartels appealed to the party to maintain Asokwa MP Patricia Appiagyei as deputy leader and Afenyo-Markin as leader.
But, speaking on Starr Today with Joshua Kodjo Mensah, Dr. Baah disclosed that the Majority leader has underperformed and could not work to maintain majority status for the party.
“If you are a Minority party in the opposition, when you work hard you become the Majority leader, you are promoted. But, this one you are Majority and demoted and you still want to be in charge, no, it doesn’t work that way”, the leading member of NPP stated.
He also called on the party to ignore any call by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side in Parliament also gunning for Mr. Afenyo-Markin to be made the Minority leader.
“The majority does not necessarily have the minority at heart. So that is irrelevant, it is what your party wants, what will push your party forward.
“So you see, the idea brought to bear didn’t work this is why you did so abysmally. So for you to come back and say you want to lead, what are you going to do differently now”, Dr. Baah quizzed.
