Michael Okyere Baafi, the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has spoken about the alleged plot to oust Afenyo-Markin as Minority Leader.
According to Okyere Baafi, no position in Parliament is permanent; he, however, noted that there are no discussions or indications of an agenda to oust the minority leader.
The MP highlighted that the minority is united and is working together, and there are no plans to undermine or replace Afenyo-Markin.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV on 14 January 2026, Michael Okyere Baafi stated, “I don’t believe that anybody wants to remove Afenyo-Markin for now, even though no position in Parliament is permanent”.
“The party can decide at any time for someone else to take up the position, but as things stand now, I am not aware of anyone scheming or aiming for his seat. We don’t have any animosity among us.”
“For now, I don’t foresee anything like that happening,” he added.
In related news, Kennedy Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, has publicly told the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to step down as minority leader.
According to Kennedy Agyapong, there is internal jostling to oust Afenyo-Markin as minority leader.
He revealed that some persons within the NPP believe the Minority Leader should come from the Eastern Region or the Ashanti Region.
Kennedy Agyapong further added that he has already told the minority leader to leave the position for them.
Speaking in an interview on UTV on December 15, Kennedy Agyapong stated, “He is well-to-do, so he should leave the position for those who are fighting him”.
“Those criticising Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s leadership want positions. Some people are arguing that the Minority Leader should come from the Eastern Region or the Ashanti Region. I have told him to leave the position for them, and I have personally called him to tell him to step aside.”
“If it were in the olden days, I would have mentioned all those seeking his position’s names, but now I won’t. He can eat for the rest of his life, and it shouldn’t look like being an MP is the only way to survive,” Agyapong stated.
Meanwhile, veteran broadcaster Kwesi Pratt has claimed there have been attempts to remove Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin from his position as Minority Leader in Parliament.
According to Kwesi Pratt, Afenyo-Markin is not sitting pretty as a minority leader in parliament.
He highlighted that Patrick Yaw Boamah confirmed this on Asempa FM’s “Ekosii Sen” programme on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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