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The First Deputy Speaker and MP for Bekwai, Jo\u00adseph Osei-Owusu, is recommending the retention of current Majority Leader, Alexan\u00adder Afenyo-Markin by the New Patriotic Party as its caucus leader in the Ninth Parliament.<\/p>\n
According to Joe Osei-Owusu, Mr Afenyo-Markin is not only strong but has the requisite ex\u00adperience to lead the caucus in the next parliament to exact account\u00adability from the government.<\/p>\n
With the NPP set to constitute the minority caucus in the next parliament with about a third of the 276 seats, the Deputy Speaker said Mr Afenyo-Markin\u2019s lead\u00adership style would be crucial in leading the minority to perform its mandate effectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cI strongly believe in longevity and experience. From our own actions and inaction you can tell that when Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the Minority Leader [and lat\u00ader] Majority Leader, he stood out very clearly but it did not happen by accident.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe started as a chief whip and grew up to become a leader. Longevity brings experience and clarity,\u201d the outgoing MP told the press yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said he would not support any request for a new person to be brought in as minority leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you ask me, let Afen\u00adyo-Markin continue; he started and there is nobody who has had that experience before him. The only person who have had that experience is Honourable Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is leaving Parliament and he (Afenyo-Markin) is now the only person who has the suf\u00adficient, not even sufficient but combative leader.<\/p>\n
With such a slim minority, Mr Osei-Owusu said the next minori\u00adty caucus needed to be combative if they were to be heard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere we are now, we can never influence decisions; at best we will get 91 looking at all that is made and we cannot change any decisions but our voices must be very loudly heard in and out of the chamber.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat it requires is somebody who is strong and hot-headed and willing to stand the heat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Afenyo-Markin rose through the ranks to become the Majority Leader in February this year.<\/p>\n
A third term MP, Mr Afen\u00adyo-Markin was the Deputy Major\u00adity Leader since January 2021 until his elevation by the NPP.<\/p>\n
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