Disunity weakening our role in Parliament

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about growing disunity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus, warning that internal conflicts are weakening the party’s ability to hold government accountable.

Addressing the caucus during a meeting on the 7th floor of Job 600 in Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025, the Minority Leader cautioned that the greatest threat facing the caucus is not the Majority in Parliament, but their own internal divisions.

“We are not here by accident. We are here by choice,” he said, stressing that their duty is 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 noted that the Majority side remains focused on sidelining the Minority, yet the NPP MPs are inadvertently aiding the ruling government by remaining disorganised.

“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 immediate end to the infighting, he urged members to prioritise unity ahead of political strategy, emphasising that disagreements are normal in a democracy but must never undermine the party’s collective mission.

“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 government of mismanaging the country while the NPP caucus remains fractured.

He pointed to economic challenges, alleged abuse of state institutions, and growing public frustration, asserting that the caucus must be united to confront these issues effectively.

“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.