Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, has boldly stated that the NDC majority in parliament cannot match the NPP minority when it comes to debating on the floor of parliament.
Afenyo-Markin highlighted that while the majority holds the numerical advantage, the minority excels in terms of content and consistently delivers high-quality submissions.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the majority caucus having sleepless nights tells him that his caucus is doing something right.
The minority leader asserted that he might not like the way the majority leader is doing things, but that is his method that he has adopted.
Speaking on Asaasepa FM, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Seeing the heat from us, I think it is his own strategy of also keeping up. I don’t see it personally. I have been a majority leader before, and I wouldn’t have adopted that approach, but it is his style. I can sit here and condemn him.
I don’t need to be comfortable with it, but I also don’t give him comfort because what he is doing tells me and my caucus that we are effective. The fact that the Majority is having sleepless nights tells me that we are doing something right”.
“In the chamber, strength exists only in numbers in favour content favours us. I am saying that in the chamber, when a headcount is being conducted, they have the numbers, but when it comes to the work in parliament and sharing ideas, they cannot compete with us; they know that.
When it comes to debating, they do not come to our level”, he added.
Some netizens reacting to the video stated, “Ei this one dier the Minority say, ‘we might be few, but we worry you pass your own thoughts.”
If the Majority can’t sleep, then the debate bed is too hot. Quality over quantity has entered Parliament proper”.
“In a system where 2 sides must agree on almost everything before they can proceed, the one who seeks to antagonise will ALWAYS seem to be more powerful. Also, to be fair to the Majority, their hard hitters are ministers and virtually absent. But let the focus be NATION BUILDING”, another netizen added.
One netizen added, “Sleepless nights shouldn’t come from political rivalry but from working to solve real problems. Ghanaians don’t care about who is outshining who; they want accountability, solutions, and results, not soundbites”.
Another X user noted that the minority work is to keep the government on its toes, but the NPP minority keeps throwing tantrums. The X user stated, “That’s the work of the minority, to keep the majority on their toes, but Afenyo and his cohorts are only good at throwing tantrums”.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has recounted his time as Minority Leader and challenged claims that he behaved the same way as the current Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin.
According to Speaker Bagbin, the actions taken by Afenyo-Markin were not influenced by him, as he did not engage in the same behaviour that the Minority Leader is currently displaying.
He asserted that Afenyo-Markin claims he took inspiration from him, but he never raised his voice, arguing that his records are there for people to read.
He, however, admitted that he lost his composure on only one occasion when Speaker Peter Ala Adjetey made a personal attack against him.
Speaking in a video shared on X, Alban Bagbin stated, “What the Minority Leader is doing now is not what I did. He has referred to you people several times, saying he took inspiration from my record. Please go and read my record. I never raised my voice or tried to show grandeur on the floor. No!”
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