{"id":292834,"date":"2017-02-10T18:41:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T18:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=292834"},"modified":"2017-02-10T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T18:41:41","slug":"afenyo-markin-saves-ghana-further-shame-at-ecowas-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/afenyo-markin-saves-ghana-further-shame-at-ecowas-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin saves Ghana further ‘shame’ at ECOWAS Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, today [Friday], has withdrawn from Ghana\u2019s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, to save Ghana further embarrassment, following confusion that broke out on Friday, on the number that should make up the delegation.<\/p>\n

A letter seen by Citi News<\/strong> from the leader of Ghana\u2019s delegation, Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh to the Speaker of ECOWAS’ Parliament, communicated\u00a0Mr. Afenyo-Markin’s decision to step down.<\/p>\n

The letter explained that this was to accommodate the MP for Suhum, Fred Opare Ansah.<\/p>\n

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This happened after the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament had declined to swear in the reconstituted Ghanaian delegation, because of what sources called a “major confusion” over the membership of the delegation, when the House reopened for business on Friday in Abuja, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The confusion was sparked by the refusal of Fred Opare Ansah to step down as a Member of the delegation, after he had served notice to continue as a member because he was still a member of Parliament in Ghana.<\/p>\n

Ghana has eight seats in the ECOWAS Parliament, but by Mr. Opare Ansah\u2019s refusal to step down, the Ghanaian delegation jumped to nine.<\/p>\n

The Suhum MP had been a member of the ECOWAS Parliament until the Majority Leadership reconstituted the Ghanaian delegation with \u00a0O.B Amoah, MP for Akwapim South; Ama Pomaah Boateng Andoh MP for Juaben; Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Effutu MP; Kwabena Appiah-Pinkra MP for Akrofuom; MP for Anlo, Clement Kofi Humado; Mahama Ayariga, the Bawku Central MP and Sampson Ahi, MP for Bodi.<\/p>\n

But some sources say the decision to reconstitute the delegation was taken without any formal communication to the Suhum MP.<\/p>\n

Despite Mr. Afenyo-Markin’s withdrawal, the authorities in Abuja insisted on further clarifications from Accra before swearing in the Ghanaian delegation.<\/p>\n

The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament during the swearing in, reportedly heaped praises on Mr. Afenyo-Markin for his decision to withdraw from the delegation to save Ghana further embarrassment.<\/p>\n

Afenyo-Markin, a young vociferous MP, was the youngest among the delegation. A member of the delegation, an MP who does not want to be named, has lauded the young MP for his magnanimous act.<\/p>\n

He said “In fact, the foreign media has picked it and the speaker publicly commended Markin for his decision describing him as a great politician. Other members from the sub-region took turns to congratulate Markin for his decision with a round of applauds on the floor of the house during the plenary. Markin has really done well for Ghana. I never expected it from him. I respect him because nobody from their side was ready to drop. The decision was for us to come to Ghana with shame. To be frank, I thought he was ambitious; but now he’s earned my respect.”<\/p>\n

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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