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The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has issued a stark warning to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus, cautioning that internal betrayals and simmering divisions are undermining the party’s authority and weakening its capacity to hold the Mahama government accountable.
As Jesus did at the Last Supper, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, speaking during a caucus meeting on the 7th floor of Job 600 in Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025, said the greatest threat facing the caucus is not the Majority, but their own disunity.
The gospel according to Matthew quotes Christ’s statement to his disciples about betrayal during the Last Supper, saying, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me… For the Son of Man goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had not been born”. Despite this warning, Judas Iscariot got paid 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus.
In Afenyo-Markin’s words to his colleagues, he said, “We are not here by accident. We are here by choice,” he said, reminding MPs of their obligation to represent the people of Ghana and serve as the voice of the voiceless.
“But colleagues, I must speak plainly. That duty is suffering. Our people are suffering. And we are allowing our internal disagreements to become their burden.”
He argued that while the Majority remains focused on sidelining the Minority, NPP MPs are unknowingly making the Mahama government’s work easier by remaining divided and unfocused.
“The Majority sits across from us with one agenda: to suppress our views, to silence our expression, to render us irrelevant. And what are we doing? We are doing their work for them. We bicker. We backbite. We whisper in corridors instead of roaring in this chamber,” he lamented.
Calling for an end to the infighting, Afenyo-Markin urged members to prioritize unity above political ambition, stressing that disagreements are normal but must never compromise their shared responsibility.
“Yes, we will disagree on how to achieve our goals. Yes, NPP MPs will support different candidates for 2028. Yes, we will have competing visions. But we must never allow our internal disagreements to make the people of Ghana the collateral damage of our divisions.”
The Minority Leader also accused the ruling government of economic mismanagement, abuse of state institutions, and increasing public frustration, insisting that a united Minority is essential to confronting these challenges.
“Right now, as we sit divided, the government is running riot. They are mismanaging our economy. They are weaponising state institutions. They are persecuting our compatriots. But belief without action is betrayal,” he added.
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