Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has said although the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not against accountability, what it doesn’t support is the selective justice that has characterised the Mahama administration.
The NPP says Government’s unequal application of the law does not support the rule of law which is the core tenet of democracy.
During the NPP’s “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration Thursday, August 6, 2026, the Minority Leader said legislators are now being subjected to investigations after making contributions on the floor of Parliament.
“We are not against accountability, but we are against selective justice,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin claimed the invitation of some MPs by investigative bodies after commenting on the floor of Parliament is a clear indication that the law is not being applied equally.
He also referred to concerns raised by some members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the conditions under which suspects are held.
He said the Education Minister and former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has complained on the floor of Parliament about what he described as unlawful conditions, while Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has also raised concerns on the matter.
According to him, the opposition NPP is merely expressing its views on the way the country is being governed and stressed that criticism of government should not be met with intimidation.
The Effutu lawmaker urged political leaders to end what he described as the “you do me, I do you” approach to politics, saying Ghana’s democracy would only thrive if successive governments resisted the temptation to target political opponents.
“As a country, we must end this vicious cycle of ‘you do me, I do you.’ I’ve been talking about this for quite some time now,” saying his comments stem from the belief that politics is an art of decency and mutual respect.
“I don’t say this because it is my people who are going through this situation. I say this because all my life I’ve believed that we can do politics in a very decent way. I believe in that decent approach to politics.”
He further urged politicians to shift their attention from partisan disputes to addressing the country’s development challenges.
“If you leave Accra and go deep into the hinterlands, you see the serious underdevelopment in our country. That should be what should occupy our minds as political leaders,” he said.
The former Majority Leader warned that if what they describe as the political prosecution persists, it could make it difficult for the moderate voices within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to restrain more hardline elements when the party returns to power.
“For me, if they don’t stop, it will be difficult for the moderates in the NPP to calm the nerves of the extremists when the NPP comes to office tomorrow. But is that what we want as a country? No. That’s not what we want.”
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