Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been removed from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, despite the Minority initially presenting him as part of the team.
Although Afenyo-Markin currently serves as the Third Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, leaders of Ghana’s parliamentary caucuses have traditionally not been included in the country’s delegation to either the ECOWAS Parliament or the Pan-African Parliament.
Instead, the delegations have typically been led by the Deputy Majority and Deputy Minority Leaders.
On the floor of Parliament, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga amended the list of Members of Parliament to be submitted to the sub-regional body.
This list saw the Minority Leader’s name replaced with his deputy, Patricia Appiagyei.
But the former Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, fiercely objected to this.
In the past, a member was removed from the delegation and he presented himself anyway.
However, Interior Minister, Muntaka Mubarak, proposed punitive action if Mr Afenyo-Markin does the same.
