{"id":155069,"date":"2024-02-23T12:42:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/23\/kyei-mensah-bonsu-officially-resigns-as-majority-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:42:55","slug":"kyei-mensah-bonsu-officially-resigns-as-majority-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/23\/kyei-mensah-bonsu-officially-resigns-as-majority-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu officially resigns as Majority Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has formally announced his resignation as Majority Leader.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Members of Parliament on Friday, February 23, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu called on members of the Majority Caucus to extend their support to his successor, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Wednesday, February 21, at a meeting with the caucus and the President, I formally announced my decision to resign as the Majority Leader in order to still the storm and facilitate the peace and unity for the party at this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The National Council of the New Patriotic Party on Friday confirmed the new leadership of the majority caucus in Parliament as Alexander Afenyo-Markin, MP for Effutu takes on the mantle of Majority Leader starting today, Friday, February 23.<\/p>\n<p>This significant change in the Majority Front Bench\u2019s leadership follows the recent interpretation of parliamentary procedures and aligns with the Speaker\u2019s recent ruling on the selection process.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership changes were confirmed at a meeting led by the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting, involving members of the Majority Caucus, deliberated on recommendations from the National Executive Committee (NEC) concerning the leadership reshuffle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has formally announced his resignation as Majority Leader. 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