The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has described the referral of Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee as an attempt to weaken the Minority caucus.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr Darko called the referral a politically motivated move that the Minority will fiercely resist.
“I believe at the Privileges Committee this matter will be dealt with. I wish we hadn’t gotten here,” he said.
“He is the leader of the entire Minority group. When you are referred to the committee, you can actually be expelled from Parliament—is that what they want to do? I’m not happy about it.”
Mr Darko insisted that the Minority remains united behind its leader and will not be intimidated.
“From outside, it looks like an attempt to weaken the Minority, but we are not swayed. We are stronger and united as ever. The Minority is behind our leader every step of the way,” he emphasised.
His comments follow Speaker Alban Bagbin’s ruling on Wednesday, November 27, referring Afenyo-Markin to the Privileges Committee for alleged contempt of Parliament. According to the Speaker, the Minority Leader persistently disregarded a parliamentary decision removing him from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament and continued to participate in its proceedings.
The committee is expected to investigate the matter and make recommendations to the House.
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