Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says he does not know of alleged attempts within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to remove him from his position.
Speaking on Kokrokoo on Peace FM on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, monitored by MyNewsGh, the Efutu MP told host Kwame Sefa Kayi that it was the first time he had heard of such claims.
“I’m not aware of anything like that,” he said. “This is the first time I am hearing it from you.”
Kwame Sefa Kayi pointed out that the matter had been circulating publicly, drawing Afenyo-Markin’s attention to a post by veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt on X.
In his November 21, 2025, post, Pratt wrote that Afenyo-Markin “is not sitting pretty” and that “there have been attempts to remove him.” He added that comments from Okaikwei Central MP Patrick Yaw Boamah reinforced the claims.
Pratt stated: “There are very strong indications that the Minority Leader in Parliament, the Honourable Afenyo-Markin, is not sitting pretty and that there have been attempts to remove him.”
He continued: “Patrick Yaw Boamah… has confirmed that there were serious moves to take the Efutu MP out as Majority Leader in the 9th Parliament.”
Boamah, speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on November 17, said he was one of those who defended Afenyo-Markin during earlier attempts to unseat him.
“I was one of the people who defended him when some individuals tried to unseat him,” Boamah said. “We are grooming young leaders in the party, so there was no need to change him.”
Boamah added that at the time, Afenyo-Markin had not even served a full year as Majority Leader before the party lost the 2024 election.
When asked whether he was positioning himself for a presidential bid, Boamah responded: “God has his time for everything. I am qualified to run for the presidential primaries, but I believe everything must happen at the right time.”
Kwame Sefa Kayi pressed Afenyo-Markin again on whether he was aware of these developments, but the Minority Leader insisted that he would only be certain after personally meeting Patrick Boamah.
“Until I meet him and understand the full backstory, I cannot speak to it,” he said.
