The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has formally retracted and apologised to the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, over claims that the 2025/2026 recruitment exercises into the security services were fraught with a scam. He said he regretted any impression that his earlier comments had injured the reputation of the Minister. “I want to state […]
Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he is unfazed by the numerical disadvantage of his caucus in Parliament. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on October 27, he said his leadership will be defined by substance, not numbers. “I’m not in any way worried about the numbers. Like I indicated in my opening remarks in Parliament, […]
Minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has taken full responsibility for the chaos that erupted during the vetting of some ministerial nominees last week. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on February 4, 2025, Afenyo-Markin acknowledged the disruptions which caused concern among the general public. The Effutu MP pleaded with Speaker Alban Bagbin to reconsider his decision […]
Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) side have said they are remaining steadfast in the commitment to upholding the constitution and serving the interests of the Ghanaian people. In a statement reacting to the Speaker’s ruling on Thursday that declared the seats of four MPs vacant with 50 days to Election 2024, […]
The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says Parliament has not yet completed the process of “tidying up” the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021 before sending it to the Presidency for assent. He said the bill went through several amendments and it had to be tidied up before being transmitted to the President. Soon […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to convene a meeting today, Friday, February 23, to address Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation as the Majority Leader in Parliament. Scheduled to take place at the Alisa Hotel in Accra at 9am, the meeting aims to facilitate the appointment of his successor, with many speculating that the current Deputy […]
The Majority in Parliament has urged their Minority counterparts to respect the decision by the Supreme Court that a Deputy Speaker presiding over parliamentary proceedings reserved the right to cast his vote on matters, and be counted as part of the quorum for decision-making in the House. It said if a member of the party […]
The Deputy Majority Leader has revealed that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will withdraw the controversial Electornic Transactions Levy (E-levy) in Parliament and re-introduce same later. Alexander Afenyo-Markin said government will withdraw the controversial levy on Tuesday, February 15. Presenting the business statement for Parliament next week, the Effutu MP said the e-levy will be […]
Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) businessman at the centre of a botched supply of 300,000 Sputnik V to Ghana, has refunded $2.47 million to the government. The amount, which is the cedi equivalent of GH¢14.4 million, was paid into the Special Collection Forex Account of the Ministry of Health (MoH) […]
The Minister for education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has directed the Vice Chancellor and the chairman of the Governing Council of the University for Education Winneba to henceforth, make peace a priority in all their dealings at the University. The admonishment was made when the a Minister invited the Vice Chancellor of the university, Rev. […]
The Minister for Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has met the various stakeholders in the brawl at the University for Education Winneba. They include the Vice Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Anthony Afful-Broni, the Member of Parliament for the Efutu Constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo Markin, the Member of Parliament for the Assin Central Constituency, […]
Police in Winneba have arrested two students of the University for Education Winneba for violating a directive by the Regional Security Council to vacate campus. The directive was occasioned by the series of demonstrations by the students and some lecturers against the Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni leading to the […]
