Haruna Iddrisu, the member of parliament for Tamale South and Education Minister, has cooked the minority leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin on the floor of parliament.
The Tamale South lawmaker told Afenyo Markin on the floor of parliament that leaders are not supposed to shout.
He noted that a good leader must have those who shout for him on the floor of parliament.
Speaking on the floor of parliament, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “When I see leaders in front, shouting that is not for leaders to do; if you are a good leader, you must have those who will do that for you”.
He further slammed the minority on the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, saying, “I saw them a while ago talking about LGBTQ, Hon Habib, interesting times in Ghana, you were in Ghana parliament, passed the law, Nana Addo Dankwah was in breach of the constitution, you didn’t have a voice.
Read Article 106, 7, 8. He was in breach of the constitution. If parliament gives a bail to the president and he can assent or not assent, the constitution provides what he should do. Did you do that?”
He added, “You allowed it to elapse, then today we are discussing the same matter. I heard the leader talk about how there was no administrative error, but there was a constitutional error.
The constitution is elaborate, President Akufo-Addo can disagree with parliament, but if he disagrees convey it back to parliament that I disagree with you, and this is my reasoning. I will not do it for this reason”.
Haruna Iddrisu further declared, “We should pass it, I equally would have ended by saying Why didn’t you pass it, but it will be passed”.
His comment comes after the minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has slammed the NDC government for forcing LGBTQ down the throat of Akufo-Addo, but they are now running away from the bill.
According to Afenyo-Markin, there was no administrative error for parliament to halt the reintroduction of the Anti-LGBTQ Bill.
Speaking on the floor of parliament on October 22, 2025, the minority leader stated, “There was nothing administrative in error, I dare say it for the record, you forced LGBTQ on the throat of the Akufo-Addo government; today you don’t want LGBT, you will want it.
You use it to win elections, now that your stakeholders, the international community, are warning you, you want to run away run to where?
You now see governance; you are in the kitchen, you see the heat. I was there, we pleaded with you to let us manage this situation, but you said no. Remember that hot afternoon when you suffocated me with the third reading”.
He added, “Mr Speaker, when they were in opposition, they forced this bill on us, even when it was in court, they said the bill must be signed into law. We heard President Mahama, His Excellency he said the bill he has seen it but he is referring it to the Attorney General, that was January, then they will look at the very clauses the aspect of criminalising it, bringing a conviction, and sentencing where the person must suffer a jail term the very thing that you wanted he said we have to look at it and change it”.
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Aduna cooks Afenyo and his boys 🔥😂 pic.twitter.com/t2pkctl31P
— Muhammad Yaasiin (@Hajjyass70) October 22, 2025