Bernard Ahiafor, a First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has vented his frustration at Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for his persistent allegations of bias during parliamentary proceedings.
On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Afenyo-Markin once again accused Bernard Ahiafor, who was sitting in for Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, of being one-sided in the handling of proceedings in the House.
Bernard Ahiafor, the Member of Parliament for Akatsi South, reacting, fired back at the Minority leader, stressing that he could no longer endure the repeated claims of being unfair in presiding over parliamentary business.
Bernard Ahiafor stated, “I cannot take it anymore from you accusing me of being unfair. It’s enough. I cannot take it anymore. Every day, you accuse me of being unfair. This is not how I expect leaders to treat me”.
The development follows a disagreement over the conduct of proceedings after Afenyo-Markin sought the suspension of the House.
Afenyo-Markin argued that the Chair had applied the Standing Orders inconsistently.
He claimed that while requests made by the Majority Leader were readily granted, similar applications from the Minority were often rejected.
Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, when the Majority Leader applied for the suspension of the House, you granted it. I hereby call for the suspension of the House for five minutes”.
The minority leader also accused Bernard Ahiafor of treating members of the two sides differently, adding that he frequently reprimanded Minority MPs while allowing members of the Majority to act without sanction.
“The Speaker is one-sided. When it is us, he will reprimand us. When it is you, he doesn’t reprimand”, he alleged.
In a similar incident, Bernard Ahiafor, some months ago, once again clashed with the Minority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, during proceedings on February 17, 2026.
In a viral video shared on TikTok, the chash emitted after Afenyo-Markin was allowed to ask a supplementary question during the discussions about trade industries and the government-funded factories.
Afenyo-Markin making a submission in parliament, stated, “Are we going to manage publicly funded factories that have already shown experience, or are they completely new start-ups? From the explanation, it appears to me that the government is funding new ventures…”
The minority leader, before he could complete his remarks, was interjected by the Deputy Speaker, who was presiding over the matter in the house.
Bernard Ahiafor stated, “Please, Minority Leader, you are to ask a supplementary question, not to tell a story”.
Afenyo-Markin then responded, “Mr Speaker, with respect, you always want us to extend courtesy to you, but your words are harsh”.
“Mr Speaker, you don’t use such words on your leader. Let me return back that respect to you. Please, please… but the language from the chair might be such that we can all cooperate. I beg you.”
Afenyo-Markin eventually asked his question following the clash.
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