Dr. Tony Aidoo, a prominent member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands, has criticized Minority Leader and Efutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, accusing him of a stark contradiction between his self-perception of being gentle and his aggressive behaviour.
Dr. Aidoo explained that Afenyo-Markin’s disruptive conduct at the Appointments Committee of Parliament reflects the typical traits of New Patriotic Party (NPP) politicians, adding that the Minority Leader is grappling with cognitive dissonance.
“Afenyo-Markin’s behaviour, excuse me for saying this, he is having a very tough case of cognitive dissonance,” Dr. Aidoo stated, while discussing recent events in Parliament, particularly the vetting of ministerial nominees by the Appointments Committee.
“Cognitive dissonance in socio-psychological terms, says that when your cognitive elements appear to conflict, you are compelled to restore consonance by either eliminating or devaluing one of the elements that you believe is busy. And that is how Afenyo-Markin has been behaving,” explained Dr. Aidoo.
