Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has fired shots at the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, over former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta’s reported permanent residency in the United States.
His comments follow Mahama Ayariga, who accused Ofori-Atta of abandoning Ghana after presiding over what he described as economic mismanagement.
The minority leader argued that it was unfair to target someone who was not present to respond.
He further accused Ayariga of deflecting from pressing economic issues, such as job creation, to instead attack the former minister.
According to Afenyo-Markin, if the Majority Leader cannot answer for the economy that is struggling, he should stop the blame game, as Ken Ofori-Atta is not in parliament to answer questions.
Speaking on the floor of parliament, the Minority Leader stated, “Mr Speaker, I will never be provoked, but it is becoming one too many that the majority leader has made Ken Ofori-Atta his target. Mr Speaker, with respect, my respected senior at the bar knows that a man must be heard and that even if all men find a man’s hand in a tail, his guilt must be proven.”
“He knows that as a matter of law, you cannot make such comments about Ken Ofori-Atta when the man is not here to defend himself. You cannot make serious allegations against him.”
He added, “Mr Speaker, please and please again to the Majority Leader, if he has no answer to the struggling economy that is struggling when we talk about the economy, we are talking about the jobs you have failed to create. He should answer those specific questions, stop the blame game, and stop making people the target. He is not here to answer.”
“As for Ken Ofori-Atta, if you think that you have all your evidence and you have evidence of anything done, the court is yours. You have control of the court. Go ahead. Who has stopped you?”
“But don’t use this parliament to launch an attack on Ken Ofori-Atta. He came to serve; if you have any issues with his service, deal with it enough!”
However, Mahama Ayariga also fired back, accusing Afenyo-Markin of attempting to embarrass the government by highlighting alleged disputes between the Finance Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry.
Mahama Ayariga stated, “He got up and started talking about ministers of state. He got up and started trying to embarrass government by making references to issues between the finance minister and the minister of agriculture.
“He started it. So, when you live in a glass house, you don’t throw stones. You will mismanage the economy.
“So today, don’t come and be telling people about the mismanagement of the economy. Ghanaians saw everything. So, Mr Speaker, if he stops, I will respond,” Ayariga stated.
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If you have no answers to the economy that is struggling shut up and stop blaming Ken Ofori Atta – Afenyo-Markin blast Mahama Ayariga pic.twitter.com/CnwnshZOMp
— Osono Ammiel (@OsonoAmmiel) June 17, 2026
@ghnow_ Ayariga: If he talks, I will respond. You don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house. Afenyo-Markin: Since when did anybody become afraid of you? Bring it on, and we’ll see who will be bruised. Watch how the Majority and Minority Leaders ended their unexpected exchanges on Ken Ofori-Atta. #GHNow #fyp ♬ original sound – GHnow
