Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has refuted claims that he is eyeing the minority leader position in parliament.
According to Patrick Yaw Boamah, he has been friends with Afenyo-Markin for so many years, and he has no interest in becoming the minority leader.
The Okaikwei Central lawmaker recounted how he stood by Afenyo-Markin when some of his colleagues attempted to plot a coup to remove him as minority leader for the 9th Parliament.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on November 17, 2025, stated, “There is nobody in Ghana’s Parliament who knows Afenyo-Markin more than I do. We’ve been friends for years, and we’re still very close. We share ideas all the time”.
“I was one of the people who defended him when some individuals tried to unseat him. We are grooming young leaders in the party, so there was no need to change him. At that point, he hadn’t even served a full year as Majority Leader before we lost the election,” he said.
Patrick Yaw Boamah added, “I’m not interested in the Minority Leader position. But that does not mean the caucus does not have other ideas because we are building a caucus as a minority and as a party to win the next general election, and we must be very strategic. What we discuss internally shouldn’t be discussed outside. It doesn’t help unity”.
When asked if he was nursing presidential ambition, Patrick Boamah did not outrightly rule it out, nor did he show keen interest. He stated, “God has His time for everything. I am qualified to run for the presidential primaries, but I believe everything must happen at the right time,” he said.
Patrick Boamah asserted that his priority is helping to reorganise and strengthen the NPP as it seeks to reposition itself to move the country forward.
“We’re working on fixing the party. We believe we have strong policies that can help the country,” he added.
Also, the minority leader in parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has told his fellow New Patriotic Party (NPP) members that when they are united, no evil can touch them.
Afenyo-Markin made these remarks when he recounted how Nana B came to his home around 4 a.m. to urge him to go and represent Abronye in court.
Speaking on Movement TV, Afenyo-Markin stated, “At dawn, I was scrolling through social media, and around 4 am, Nana B called me. When I picked he told me he was at my gate. When he came inside, he told me they had taken Abronye to court”.
He further revealed that when they arrived, the judge was visibly shaken by the presence of numerous high-profile NPP figures who had turned up to support Abronye.
Afenyo-Markin further emphasised that the turnout was a clear demonstration of the strength of unity within the party, noting that if the NPP remains united, nothing can bring them down.
He added, “After a few. Days of public outcry, the Attorney General himself went for variation, so have you seen the power in unity? It was a wake-up call that when we are united, as a party, no evil can touch any of us.
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"I have no intention of becoming the minority leader, but that doesn’t mean we can’t express our views“
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