The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has been referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament over wild allegations of corruption in recruitment into the security services, implicating a senior government official.

During the sitting of the House on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the Minister of the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, requested that the Speaker of Parliament refer the Minority Leader to the Privileges Committee to substantiate the allegations he made.

“Mr Speaker, if you recollect, you were in the chair on Thursday when he started this allegation. I took the opportunity on the floor to correct him and show him, and even encourage him, that if he wanted information, he could write and I would furnish him with all the details.

“He decided to take advantage of the State of the Nation Address on Friday, when the whole world was listening to us, to say categorically that the current internal security recruitment is scandalous. There's corruption looming. People will go to prison. He said it on this floor,” he fumed.

Muntaka indicated that the Minority Leader's action amounted to contempt of the House and must be investigated.

He added that the Effutu legislator had made a habit of making baseless allegations, but this time around he would be forced by the Majority Caucus to provide evidence.

“And I’m saying that, Mr Speaker, based on our Standing Order 31 (E and F), that is contentious. And I'm saying that let's give him the opportunity to go to Privileges, where you have all the ample time and opportunity to provide all his allegations so that we meet him there with our facts.

“So, Mr Speaker, that is why I am referring to the fact that we are having too many of such comments coming from somebody like the Minority Leader, and the time for him to prove his allegation is here, and the best place to do that, Mr Speaker, is at Privileges,” he said.

Reacting to this, the Minority Leader said he was ready to appear before the Privileges Committee to present evidence of his allegations, asking that the hearing on the matter be made public.

“Honourable Minister of the Interior, let the referral be made, and let there be a public hearing. I will avail myself should you exercise that discretion, and the matter can then be brought to a peaceful resolution,” he said.

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, who was presiding over the House, went on to refer the matter to the committee.

He, however, noted that the referral does not imply guilt, stating that Mr Afenyo-Markin remains innocent until the investigation concludes.

“The fact that this matter has been referred to the Privileges Committee does not mean that the person is guilty. All suspects are presumed innocent. It is the responsibility of the committee to make a recommendation to the House,” he said.

'You will not attack anyone and walk away while I sit in this committee' – Ayariga to Afenyo-Markin



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