Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has called out Multimedia group JOYNEWS, accusing them of publishing misinformation while ordering the media house to pull down their publication.
According to Afenyo-Markin, reports that he has been summoned by his colleagues on the NPP minority caucus are untrue.
The Minority leader disclosed that he was the one who summoned his colleagues for their Caucus meeting, as is routinely done ahead of every Meeting of Parliament, to strategise and coordinate our parliamentary business.
He further ordered the multimedia group to “pull down the misinformation on your website and correct the record”.
In a post on X in reaction to JOYNEWS publication, Afenyo-Markin stated, “myjoyonline.com,
Stop the misinformation!
Stop the misinformation!
Stop the misinformation!
Your report that I have been summoned is untrue.
On the contrary, ahead of the reconvening of Parliament, I have summoned my colleagues for our Caucus meeting, as is routinely done ahead of every Meeting of Parliament, to strategise and coordinate our parliamentary business.
This is a regular practice of the Caucus and should not be misrepresented as anything else.
Joy FM, pull down the misinformation on your website and correct the record”.
His comments come on the back of reports suggesting the NPP caucus had summoned him to answer questions concerning Sammy Gyamfi’s extortion allegation against him.
The report alleged that the NPP minority considered the allegations serious and is demanding answers from their leader.
According to reports, pressure from some members led to the meeting being scheduled for this morning, ahead of Parliament’s sitting later in the afternoon.
Afenyo-Markin, during the meeting, will be allowed to respond to questions from his colleagues and clarify the circumstances surrounding the allegations.
Reports suggest the main agenda of the meeting centred on the business of parliament prior to the recall, but the caucus had considered the allegations against their leader and would most likely raise them at the meeting as “other matters.”
Meanwhile, Solomon Owusu and Andrew Appiah-Danquah, two bigwigs of the United Party (UP), have filed a joint petition seeking a criminal investigation into Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin over an alleged $1 million extortion demand.
The two have said the extortion claims against the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, must be investigated as a criminal case.
They argued that the allegations, even if accompanied by a hint of a civil suit from the MP, are far too serious to be left to civil litigation alone.
According to them, the extortion allegations against the Minority Leader are a worrying development that must not be allowed to end without an investigation.
The party has petitioned six state institutions to launch a formal probe into the $1 million claim.
The petition named the Attorney General, Special Prosecutor, Speaker Bagbin, CHRAJ, IGP and the CID.
The UP bigwigs are demanding, “Determine whether the alleged demand was connected with a threat of reputational injury, adverse publication, prosecution, parliamentary action, political pressure or any other act or forbearance;
Determine whether any public office, parliamentary position or institutional authority was employed or threatened as leverage in furtherance of the alleged demand;
Determine whether the evidence discloses attempted extortion, corruption, abuse of public office, conspiracy, abetment or any related offence;
Institute the appropriate criminal, disciplinary, parliamentary, civil recovery or other proceedings if the allegations are substantiated
Communicate an appropriate conclusion if the allegations are not substantiated; and
Take such further lawful action as may be necessary to vindicate constitutional accountability, deter the abuse of public power and preserve public confidence in Ghana’s democratic institutions”
See the post below:
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— Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin (@AfenyoMarkin) August 24, 2026
Stop the misinformation!
Stop the misinformation!
Stop the misinformation!
Your report that I have been summoned is untrue.
On the contrary, ahead of the reconvening of Parliament, I have summoned my colleagues for our Caucus meeting, as is routinely…
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