The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has removed the MP for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, as the majority leader of Parliament. The party has made other significant changes in the leadership of the Majority Caucus in Parliament, as part of its preparations for the forthcoming December elections.
According to reliable sources, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Member of Parliament for Effutu, is slated to replace Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as the Majority Leader.
Moreover, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the incumbent Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, will be elevated to the role of Deputy Majority Leader. Consequently, Habib Iddrisu, the current First Deputy Whip, will ascend to the position of Majority Chief Whip.
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Additionally, Patricia Appiagyei, representing the constituency of Asokwa, is anticipated to assume the role of First Deputy Whip, filling the void left by Lydia Seyram Alhassan, who has been nominated as Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation. Sources further suggest that Alex Tetteh Djornobuah, MP for Sefwi-Akontombra, is likely to be appointed as the Second Deputy Whip.
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Suame MP who also serves as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, is speculated to chair the NPP’s 2024 Manifesto Committee, as per insider information.
These adjustments within the leadership of the Majority Caucus will be formalized during a meeting of the NPP’s National Council scheduled for Monday. This decision comes in the wake of President Akuffo-Addo’s Ministerial Reshuffle announcement last week, coinciding with Valentine’s Day.
With the December elections looming, these leadership changes are aimed at fortifying and consolidating the NPP’s majority presence in Parliament.
Osei Kyei Mensah is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He first became a member of the Parliament in January 1997, representing the people of Old Tafo, in the Suame Constituency of the Ashanti Region.He has kept his seat since then, representing his constituency in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is the chairperson for the Special Budget, House, and Business Committees. He is also a member of the Finance, Mines and Energy Standing Orders and Selection Committees. He criticized the Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for suspending parliamentary proceedings to attend the 2023 National Development Conference hosted by the Church of Pentecost