Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed his commitment to cultivating a collaborative and harmonious environment between the majority and minority caucuses during parliamentary sessions.
In his address to Parliament on Friday, February 23, Afenyo-Markin affirmed his dedication to fostering unity and peace within the legislative body.
“Honourable Minority Leader, let me assure you that we are going to have a time of bipartisanship. I want to assure you of my commitment…we are going to work together because the happiness and the unity of this house shall materially depend on me and I cannot afford to allow rancour to prevail,” he stated.
He urged the Minority Caucus to strengthen its bipartisan efforts with the Majority Caucus, highlighting the mutual benefits of such collaboration.
Afenyo-Markin’s address to Members of Parliament came after the New Patriotic Party’s National Council endorsed the leadership change within the majority caucus on Friday, February 23.
In his plea to the minority caucus, Afenyo-Markin urged alignment with his caucus for shared advantages within the parliamentary setting.
Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu issued a rallying call to members of the Majority Caucus, urging them to extend the same level of support and assistance that marked his tenure to the incoming leadership.
His formal announcement of resignation in Parliament on Friday, February 23, followed a prior notification to the caucus on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu emphasized the importance of unity among Majority members and encouraged them to rally behind the new leadership for the successful implementation of the governance agenda.
“I thank my colleagues for always being there for me and the course of the party and government and I will entreat my colleagues to offer the same assistance and support to my successor in order to successfully prosecute the millennium agenda of governance.”
He also took a moment to appreciate the cooperation and collaboration with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the entire House during his leadership, acknowledging the collective efforts that elevated the status of the Ghanaian Parliament.
“Mr. Speaker, Let me take the opportunity to thank you for the cooperation and collaboration that existed between me and you over the entire period that our paths crossed here in Parliament and we have worked together to uplift the status of the Ghanaian Parliament in many endeavours and much more especially litany since when you assumed the position of the Speaker of Parliament.
“Let me not only thank my caucus but the entire membership, officers, and men of this House who have all played their part to ensure that we rose high the flag of Ghana.”