The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has expressed concern over what he describes as a growing trend in retaliatory politics in the country.
In his estimation, it appears people gain power to take revenge on their opponents.
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In furtherance of his argument, he noted that this trend undermines democracy and could pose a threat to the country’s democratic stability.
The MP for Effutu made this known while addressing a gathering in a video shared by JoyNews on September 4, 2025.
“The way our country has become today, it is like, we get the power to come and show our opponents where the power lies. We are using the power for revenge. When we [NPP] were in office, few of us took it upon ourselves to rather build bridges to ensure that this extremist type of approach, where power is used to punish, attack and hurt others are somewhat minimised,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin further advised members of the ruling government to be watchful of some of their actions, which he described as ‘excesses.’
He called for an end to retaliatory politics as a measure to propel development in the country.
“I would want to encourage our friends in government to eschew such a posture. The fact that it happened yesterday is not justification for it to be repeated.
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“We must end the cycle of ‘you do me, I do you’. I’ve never been happy with some of these things. It doesn’t help our democracy,” he added.
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