Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, reignited a contentious debate in Parliament by questioning whether Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader, now considers it “spiritually okay” to sit in the Minority Leader’s chair.
This followed Afenyo-Markin’s decision to second a motion while allegedly violating parliamentary standing orders.
“Our Standing Orders are very clear. When you rise to second a motion, there must be no remark, no debate,” Ablakwa stated.
He further criticized Afenyo-Markin, saying, “He cannot be violently violating our Standing Orders with such impunity. We cannot accept it.”
This jab comes against the backdrop of Afenyo-Markin’s earlier declarations, where he publicly refused to sit in the Minority Leader’s seat due to spiritual and symbolic reasons.
Speaking just weeks before the December general election, Afenyo-Markin stated that occupying the seat would signify leading his caucus into a minority position in Parliament—something he deemed both politically and spiritually unwise. “I will never sit on that seat,” he had declared at the time.
Is it now spiritually okay to sit in the minority leader’s chair? – @S_OkudzetoAblak jabs Afenyo-Markin in parliament #TV3GH #ElectionCommandCentre pic.twitter.com/mDA1YERkNR
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) January 7, 2025
