Minority Caucus accuses Ayariga (L) and Speaker Bagbin (R) of injustice against Afenyo-Markin (R)
The Minority Caucus of Parliament has descended on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, over what they describe as the unfair treatment of their leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin.
Addressing the press on behalf of the caucus at Parliament on November 28, 2025, the Deputy Minority Leader accused the Speaker of Parliament and the Majority Leader of abuse of process in the handling of a petition of contempt of Parliament against Afenyo-Markin over the brouhaha surrounding Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament.
She indicated that the Speaker’s referral of the petition to the Privileges Committee of Parliament is an injustice since it was done without due process.
He added that the supposed actions of the two men have dented the image of Ghana in the eyes of the international community, particularly ECOWAS.
The Deputy Minority Leader went on to make the following demands of the Speaker and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, which she claimed was persecuting Afenyo-Markin:
1. The immediate withdrawal of the Privileges Committee petition. It is a gross abuse of process and an affront to justice.
2. A public apology from the Speaker and the Majority Leader to ECOWAS and to the people of Ghana for the international embarrassment they caused.
3. The passage of a resolution restoring Honourable Afenyo-Markin’s name to Ghana’s ECOWAS delegation and affirming Ghana’s commitment to the rule of law under Article 75 of the Constitution.
4. An end to the coordinated persecution of the Minority Leader by the Attorney General’s Office, NDC operatives, and party footsoldiers.
5. The prosecution of Chief Sofo Azoka for his public threat of violence against Afenyo-Markin.
Speaker Bagbin refers Afenyo-Markin to Privileges Committee
Background:
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, referred Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Member of Parliament for Effutu, to the Committee on Privileges and Immunities after he was cited for contempt.
This follows a motion for contempt of Parliament filed by the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga. Ayariga accused Afenyo-Markin of defying Parliament’s orders by attending a sitting of the ECOWAS Parliament.
Addressing the floor of Parliament on Thursday, November 27, 2025, Bagbin said that the motion filed by Ayariga established a prima facie case against the lawmaker, adding that it could affect Parliament’s integrity.
The Speaker, therefore, charged the Privileges Committee to, among other things, determine whether Afenyo-Markin’s conduct was in contempt of Parliament under Standing Orders 30 and 31A of the House.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, accused Afenyo-Markin of defying Parliament’s orders by attending a sitting of the ECOWAS Parliament.
He said the Minority Leader’s decision to attend the ECOWAS session after a resolution was passed by the House to remove him from Ghana’s delegation constitutes contempt.
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