Stop Backbiting and Stand Up!” — Afenyo-Markin Warns NPP MPs in Fiery Address
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus members have received a strong warning from Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that the party’s capacity to hold the administration responsible is being weakened by widening internal differences. He emphasized that the caucus’s biggest danger is not the majority’s efforts to repress them, but rather their own enduring division, when speaking during a caucus meeting on the seventh floor of Job 600 in Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Afenyo-Markin reminded lawmakers that their representation in Parliament is a conscious decision based on their obligation to speak for the voiceless and represent the people of Ghana, a role he said is being undermined by persistent internal conflicts. He said that NPP caucus members are unwittingly supporting the administration by allowing internal strife to divert them from their monitoring responsibilities, while the Majority seeks to suppress and marginalize the Minority. He bemoaned the backbiting, arguing, and political scheming that some MPs are doing in the hallways, which he feels weakens the caucus’s credibility and strength, rather than standing together and speaking forcefully in the chamber. He urged unity above individual aspirations, stating that although differences in opinion and support for prospective 2028 presidential candidates are normal, the Ghanaian people must never have to endure the burden of division as a consequence of them. He warned that a divided minority would be unable to successfully confront the majority government’s economic ineptitude, abuse of state institutions, and growing public annoyance. Afenyo-Markin urged MPs to convert their faith in the party’s goal into decisive collective action, highlighting how the administration is using internal divisions to advance policies that he believes are detrimental to the country. He said that only a unified minority can protect democratic responsibility and protect the interests of the Ghanaian people, and he called on the caucus to recommit to discipline, unity, and a common goal.
