{"id":104378,"date":"2025-11-27T19:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104378"},"modified":"2025-11-27T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:55:26","slug":"we-await-the-outcome-of-afenyo-markins-contempt-referral-acepa-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104378","title":{"rendered":"We await the outcome of Afenyo-Markin\u2019s contempt referral \u2013 ACEPA Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, says he is closely monitoring and eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Privileges Committee\u2019s probe into Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 The Pulse <\/em><\/strong>on Thursday, November 27, Dr Draman said the case presents an important test for parliamentary accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are at a point where the Privileges Committee has kicked in. I am looking forward to the outcome\u2026 I am looking forward to what this committee is going to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His comments come after Afenyo-Markin was cited for contempt of Parliament and promptly referred to the Privileges Committee. <\/p>\n

The referral follows allegations that he persistently disregarded a formal parliamentary decision removing him from Ghana\u2019s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament.<\/p>\n

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga accused the Minority Leader of defying Parliament by participating in the ECOWAS Parliament session in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from September 25 to 28, 2025, despite an official directive withdrawing him from the delegation.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the development, Dr. Draman expressed cautious optimism but also pointed to Parliament\u2019s historical inconsistencies in handling such cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, people have flouted the Standing Orders of Parliament and abused the Constitution. They went to the Privileges Committee, and we never heard anything. That\u2019s almost like, if you want to kill the matter, you take it there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dr Draman also predicted a deeply divided committee, despite the Speaker\u2019s advice for members to uphold the Constitution and protect the integrity of the House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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