Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has reaffirmed the Minority Caucus' commitment to holding the John Dramani Mahama-led government accountable, insisting that the NDC must accept the same level of scrutiny it demanded when it was in opposition.

In a statement shared on X, the legislator accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of appearing intolerant of criticism and treating calls for accountability as political persecution.

He argued that the NDC, which spent eight years scrutinising decisions and policies of the Akufo-Addo administration, should not adopt a different position now that it is in government.

“The NDC spent eight years teaching Ghanaians that questioning government was patriotism. Today, the same people appear offended that Ghanaians have taken those lessons seriously,” he stated.

According to Afenyo-Markin, the NDC, while in opposition, scrutinised government contracts, challenged appointments, questioned public expenditure and demanded that the then government fulfil its promises.

He questioned why the party appeared uncomfortable with similar scrutiny under the current administration.

“What has changed? Have the standards of accountability changed because the political party in power has changed? Or was scrutiny only acceptable when it was directed at the NPP?” he asked.

The Minority Leader maintained that questioning government contracts, demanding transparency and assessing the fulfilment of campaign promises were legitimate democratic responsibilities rather than personal attacks on public officials.

He further argued that occupying public office did not grant government officials immunity from criticism, stressing that public office was a public trust.

Afenyo-Markin also said the Minority would continue to examine government documents, scrutinise contracts, question public expenditure and assess the administration's performance against its promises.

He insisted that the caucus' oversight activities were not driven by opposition for its own sake but by the need to ensure accountability regardless of the political party in power.

“The Mighty Minority will continue to read the documents, examine the contracts, question public expenditure, and measure government promises against actual performance. Not because we are opposing the NDC for opposing sake, but because accountability must never depend on who occupies the Presidency,” he stated.

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He urged the NDC to uphold the standards it championed during its eight years in opposition, arguing that the same principles should apply under its current administration.

Concluding his statement, the Effutu MP declared that the Minority would not abandon its oversight responsibilities.

“The standard members of the NDC demanded when they were in opposition should be the same standard they must live by, and we, the Mighty Minority, will not renege!!” he said.

Read the full statement below:

The NDC spent eight years teaching Ghanaians that questioning government was patriotism. Today, the same people appear offended that Ghanaians have taken those lessons seriously.

Apparently, accountability was a democratic virtue when the NPP was in power, but it has suddenly become political persecution now that the NDC occupies the seat of government. What a remarkable change of heart!

Our friends in the NDC seem to have developed a curious intolerance for criticism. Any attempt to scrutinise their decisions is quickly interpreted as a personal attack. Rather than address the issues raised, some resort to questioning motives, throwing insults, and portraying legitimate criticism as political hostility.

This is particularly ironic coming from a party that spent eight years questioning virtually every decision of the Akufo-Addo administration. They scrutinised contracts, challenged appointments, interrogated public expenditure, and questioned government promises. They called it patriotism. They insisted that no government should be above scrutiny and that public officials must be held accountable.

So what has changed? Have the standards of accountability changed because the political party in power has changed? Or was scrutiny only acceptable when it was directed at the NPP?

The evidence of the NDC's own positions in the past is readily available. Their interviews, press conferences, public statements, and social media posts remain online. Ghanaians can revisit them and see for themselves the standards they demanded when they were in opposition.

It is unreasonable to champion accountability for eight years and then treat it as an act of hostility when the same principle is applied to you.

Public office is not a personal possession; it is a public trust. Holding office does not grant anyone immunity from criticism. Questioning a contract is not a personal attack on the person who approved it. Demanding transparency is not an expression of hatred. Asking government to honour its promises is not an attempt to undermine it. It is simply democracy at work.

The Mighty Minority will continue to read the documents, examine the contracts, question public expenditure, and measure government promises against actual performance. Not because we are opposing the NDC for opposing sake, but because accountability must never depend on who occupies the Presidency.

The NDC, now in government, cannot demand a different standard from when it was in opposition. It cannot teach Ghanaians to scrutinise power and then become offended when the same is done.

If members of the NDC were right to demand accountability from the Akufo-Addo government, then they must be prepared to accept it now that they are in office.

The standard members of the NDC demanded when they were in opposition should be the same standard they must live by, and we, the Mighty Minority, will not 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒆!!

— Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin (@AfenyoMarkin) October 30, 2026