The Minority Caucus in Parliament has taken aim at the leadership of the Majority, accusing it of failing to safeguard the welfare of its own Members of Parliament and casting doubt on the government’s credibility regarding job creation.
According to the Minority, a government that cannot adequately support its 189 Majority MPs lacks the moral authority to promise employment opportunities to the wider Ghanaian population.
Contributing to debates on the Appropriation Bill No. 2, 2025, on Thursday, December 18, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin described the government as ineffective, alleging that some Majority MPs have been forced to rely on commercial transport to attend parliamentary sittings.
“They told Ghanaians they would create one job with three shifts,” he said. “Yet this same government cannot provide for the many jobless youth, and cannot even take care of its 189 members in this House.”
Mr Afenyo-Markin further argued that the majority of backbenchers are struggling and have been rendered ineffective, a situation he said fundamentally contradicts the government’s employment narrative.
“The backbenchers in this House are suffering, and yet you claim you will create jobs. When your members have been rendered redundant and cannot even return to their constituencies, you still say you will create jobs,” he stated.
He challenged the leadership of the Majority Caucus to take responsibility for the welfare of its members, stressing that such concerns fall squarely within its mandate.
“The Majority must take care of its own backbenchers. They are your MPs. It is not enough to parade 189 MPs here when you cannot take care of them,” he added.
The Minority Leader also questioned the government’s commitment to prudent public spending, citing what he described as excessive appointments at the Presidency despite assurances to limit ministerial positions to 60.
According to him, some ministers have effectively been sidelined. “The Minister for Public Sector Reforms has been rendered redundant and is simply at the Jubilee House. The Minister in charge of Special Initiatives is also there doing nothing but drawing a salary,” he claimed.
He concluded by accusing the government of failing to live up to its own promises, noting that while it pledged to appoint only 60 ministers, numerous additional political appointees remain on the public payroll.
