Subin Member of Parliament, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has launched a scathing attack on Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, accusing him of being the mastermind behind the removal of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Majority Leader.
In a blunt statement, Antwi labelled Gabby as “a liar who doesn’t fear God” and claimed that his falsehoods were responsible for the downfall of the veteran politician.
According to Antwi, Gabby and other members of the President’s inner circle mistakenly believed that Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was behind the calls from a faction of Majority MPs demanding the dismissal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
“They thought Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the one behind us calling for Ken Ofori-Atta to be removed. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was also not even aware until we did our press conference. Where in this world did you hear him say that he wanted to be a finance minister?” Antwi questioned.
Antwi recounted an incident where Gabby invited him to a meeting, which he attended only under the condition that it be recorded to prevent any misrepresentation.
“You called me to come to your house, and I asked you to record me because I didn’t want him to misquote me to the president. I shouldn’t have even gone there, but I went and asked that he record me so that he does not misquote me to the President,” Antwi explained.
He further accused Gabby of leading the charge to oust Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a move that Antwi believes was a critical mistake ahead of upcoming elections.
“Gabby was the leader of the people who saw to the removal of the Majority Leader. But if you are going into an election as critical as this and you decide to take out the experienced Leader in Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, then you clearly are not ready to make history,” Antwi said during an interview with Oyerepa FM.
The Suame legislator in February of this year formally announced his resignation as Majority Leader, a position he held for over seven years.
In April 2024, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu said he was not pushed to resign from his position as leader of government business in parliament, as speculated.
“I was resigning to save the party; I was resigning to prevent any chaos in the party. That’s all that I can say. But I think ever since I did, I have refused to speak to any station.“