Michael Okyere Baafi, a Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has said that when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was in government, he used to buy bags of rice for NDC MPs.
According to Okyere Baafi, today, with the NDC now in government, when he calls his colleagues, NDC MPs, they don’t even pick up his calls.
The New Juaben South MP stressed that MPs interact cordially with him in the chamber, but their conduct outside the chamber tells a different story.
He cautioned the NDC MPs that being in power does not diminish the relevance of those in opposition, urging them to be mindful of their actions.
Okyere Baafi, however, asserted that what he is experiencing has been an eye-opener, adding that he would be more guarded in his future engagements.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV on 14 January 2026, Okyere Baafi explained, “You see, we are all in Parliament, and we face the same issues. Sometimes you think that if you have something today, you should help others so that tomorrow, when you are also in need, they can help you, but after they returned to power, they don’t mind anybody”.
“I told one of their frontbench members that I used to pack rice and send it to his hometown. All three frontbench members of the NDC are my friends, and whenever I sent the rice, I shared it among all of them,” he said.
He added, “But today, now that they are in power, when you call them, they don’t mind you. Sometimes it’s not even about money; they just don’t mind you. Yet when they see you in Parliament, they pretend everything is fine.”
Also, Michael Okyere Baafi, in that same interview, spoke on an 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.
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.
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I used to buy bags of rice for NDC MPs but they have refused to help me now – Okyere Baafi cries out pic.twitter.com/ynSKUZnJ2R
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