{"id":239887,"date":"2024-10-27T01:45:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T01:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/afenyo-markin-demonstrated-leadership-and-maturity-dr-joshua-zaato\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T01:45:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T01:45:37","slug":"afenyo-markin-demonstrated-leadership-and-maturity-dr-joshua-zaato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/afenyo-markin-demonstrated-leadership-and-maturity-dr-joshua-zaato\/","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin demonstrated leadership and maturity \u2013 Dr. Joshua Zaato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/557\/55723772.295.jpg\" alt=\"Leader of NPP Caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin\" title=\"Leader of NPP Caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin\" width=\"295\" height=\"148\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Leader of NPP Caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Policy Analyst and Senior Lecturer of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, Dr. Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has applauded the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin for demonstrating good leadership and maturity at the last sitting of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>During a panel discussion on TV3\u2019s Key Points, Dr Joshua Zaato stated that Afenyo-Markin saved the country and the whole NPP from that spectacle the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was craving for.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the leader of the NPP demonstrated leadership and maturity by pulling his members back from reacting in an unlawful manner that could have presented a rather bad image of the country\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole country took a sigh of relief that spectacle wasn\u2019t done. It didn\u2019t matter if someone was right or wrong but that spectacle would have been the worst in our political history,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Zaato stated that Afenyo-Markin is worth celebrating for the move he took because small moves like these prevent the worst from happening.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) staged a walkout after MPs from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) occupied their seats.<\/p>\n<p>This dramatic turn of events was anticipated following last week\u2019s controversy surrounding the Speaker\u2019s declaration of four seats as vacant and the Supreme Court\u2019s subsequent stay of execution.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Afenyo-Markin, MP for Effutu and leader of the NPP MPs explained that they chose to retreat to their offices to await directives from Speaker Alban Sumana Bagbin rather than confront their opponents and risk chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Afenyo-Markin emphasized Ghana\u2019s reputation as a peaceful nation, saying, \u201cWe will not allow anyone to disturb the peace of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leader of NPP Caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin Policy Analyst and Senior Lecturer of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, Dr. Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has applauded the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin for demonstrating good leadership and maturity at the last sitting of parliament. 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