{"id":103003,"date":"2025-11-12T15:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103003"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:10:17","slug":"afenyo-markin-declines-comment-on-ecowas-parliament-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103003","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin declines comment on ECOWAS Parliament controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minority Leader and New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has declined to comment on the recent ECOWAS Parliament saga, saying some matters are best left for time and party deliberations.<\/p>\n

Speaking on\u00a0Adom FM\u2019s morning show\u00a0Dwaso Nsem<\/em><\/strong>, Mr Afenyo-Markin said, \u201cI won\u2019t respond to that matter; let\u2019s talk about something else.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if he would appear before the Privileges Committee, he added, \u201cIt\u2019s not everything that you respond to; you leave it for time. As a member of the NPP, the party will talk about it. Not every issue requires a public statement.\u201d<\/p>\n

His comments follow allegations by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga that Afenyo-Markin is in contempt of Parliament and should be referred to the Privileges Committee for disciplinary action.<\/p>\n

The allegation stems from Afenyo-Markin\u2019s participation in the ECOWAS Parliament session held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from September 25 to 28, 2025, despite his removal from Ghana\u2019s official delegation.<\/p>\n

In Parliament on Tuesday, Ayariga cited Order 31(O) of the Standing Orders, which defines contempt as any act or omission that affronts the dignity or authority of Parliament or brings its name into disrepute.<\/p>\n

He argued that by attending the session after being excluded, the Minority Leader had \u201cclearly affronted the authority of Parliament\u201d and must be held accountable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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