Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has recounted his time as Minority Leader and challenging claims that he behaved the same way as the current Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin.
According to Speaker Bagbin, the actions taken by Afenyo-Markin were not influenced by him, as he did not engage in the same behaviour that the Minority Leader is currently displaying.
He asserted that Afenyo-Markin claims he took inspiration from him, but he never raised his voice, arguing that his records are there for people to read.
He, however, admitted that he lost his composure on only one occasion when Speaker Peter Ala Adjetey made a personal attack against him.
Speaking in a video shared on X, Alban Bagbin stated, “What the Minority Leader is doing now is not what I did. He has referred to you people several times, saying he took inspiration from my record. Please go and read my record. I never raised my voice or tried to show grandeur on the floor. No!” he said in a video shared by TV3 on Monday, November 17, 2025.
“I studied the ecology, the political environment. I tested the pulse of the people, and you act in line with that. I didn’t do what you are doing. Anybody can go and read. Only on one occasion, when the Rt. Hon. Speaker Peter Adjetey came and read a statement attacking me personally, did I rise to give my side of the story, and he refused to allow me.
“My very good friend Papa Ankoma, who was the Majority Leader then, stood up and said that once he had mentioned me specifically, the standing orders gave me the right of reply. But the Speaker shouted at him, ordered him to sit down, and prevented me from responding,” he recounted.
“That day, I took my books and headed to my office. My colleagues did not follow me; they continued with their political business. It was in my office that a few cameras, led by GTV, came to ask why I had left. I explained that if this was how the Speaker intended to conduct the House, I would respond in kind. That caught the attention of the whole nation,” he said.
He concluded that Afenyo-Markin’s claims of equating his conduct with that of the current Minority Leader are unfounded.
“That is the only instance. Later, when I met him [Adjetey] and explained that he had accused me without basis, they pleaded with me to tone down my response, which made no sense. I am saying this because many people have repeatedly claimed that I behaved the same way when I was Minority Leader. If I had, we could have turned things around within two years, and we almost won the 2004 elections”, he added.
Alban Bagbin was then Minority Leader under the J.A. Kufuor-led government.
Watch the video below:
"What the Minority Leader is doing now is not what I did. I never on the floor raised my voice; I never tried to show grandeur"
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) November 17, 2025
– Speaker Bagbin recounts his time as Minority Leader and challenges claims that he behaved the same way as current Minority Leader.
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