Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has responded with a terse “No comment” to recent reports speculating his imminent replacement as the leader of the caucus in Parliament.
The corridors of Parliament served as the backdrop for this brief interaction with a journalist on February 20, 2024.
This cryptic reaction unfolded mere hours after the caucus officially dismissed swirling rumours suggesting that Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, was poised to take over the helm.
Addressing the speculations in a press conference, Joseph Osei Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Bekwai, unequivocally declared, “The publications that are going around are false. The majority caucus has not made any changes to its leadership, and the majority caucus has not contemplated making any changes to its leadership, and we want to tell you to ignore any such publications. We are confident in our leadership, and the status quo shall remain.”
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, also the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, recently weathered a ministerial reshuffle unscathed but found himself excluded from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential campaign team.
Additionally, he is in the final term of his parliamentary tenure, having served close to three decades in the chamber.
The speculated changes to the Majority benches included Alexander Afenyo-Markin assuming the roles of Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Frank Annoh-Dompreh becoming Deputy Majority Leader, Habib Iddrisu stepping into the role of Majority Chief Whip, and Patricia Appiagyei or Freda Prempeh as the new First Deputy Majority Chief Whip. Alex Tetteh Djornobuah was also mentioned as a potential Second Deputy Chief Whip.
As the political landscape simmers with anticipation, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s enigmatic response adds an air of mystery to the unfolding situation, leaving political observers eager to unravel the fate of the Majority Leader position.