Alexander Afenyo-Markin
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed reports that it intends to reshuffle its parliamentary leadership, insisting that no discussions have been held to replace the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and his team.
The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the NPP remained satisfied with the current leadership of the Minority Caucus and had no plans to change the team.
Speaking at a press conference at the party’s headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra, Mr. Kodua Frimpong accused those circulating the reports of deliberately creating confusion within the party’s parliamentary ranks.
“Let me state it categorically. The party has never had any meeting. The party has never thought about even deliberating to change the leadership in Parliament. We have not,” he said.
He warned that attempts to create divisions among the parliamentary leadership and members of the Minority Caucus would not succeed.
Mr. Kodua Frimpong’s comments come amid reports suggesting that the party could be considering changes to its parliamentary leadership.
Running Mate Campaign Misguided
Meanwhile, the NPP General Secretary has criticised party members campaigning on social media to be selected as running mate to the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 general election.
He described the practice as misguided, explaining that the party’s constitution did not provide for the selection of a running mate through a contest or public campaign.
According to him, the choice of a running mate rests with the party’s flagbearer in consultation with the National Council.
“There is nowhere in our constitution which says that the running mate is selected through a contest or through a campaign; so the people who are busily urging bloggers to promote themselves, you are wrong,” he said.
He urged those seeking the position to recognise the party’s established procedures rather than resorting to social media campaigns to promote their ambitions.
By Ernest Kofi Adu