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The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged calm among Nation Builders Corp (NABCo) personnel over their delayed allowances. According to the Effutu MP, the personnel have a legitimate cause to complain, especially when the programme has been terminated. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, in an interview on Joy News‘ The Probe, said he does …

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin is courting the support of Ghanaians for a smooth passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy popularly known as E-levy. To him, the E-levy was designed to allow for an improved standard of living.       He said the citizenry must be optimistic …

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured in the revised version of the 2022 budget submitted by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday. Speaking on PM …

The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has apologised for the image he used depicting sanding winning activity at Keta in the Volta Region. He rendered the apology on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, November 15. “I sincerely apologise for relying on this [picture]…I render an unqualified apology. We …

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has heaped glowing tributes on the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. In a statement made on the floor of Parliament on Friday, November 12, the Effutu Member of Parliament said; “Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is another calm character, easy of …

A photograph showing several tipper trucks parked at a beach with several men mining sand into the buckets of the trucks is generating controversy among some Members of Parliament(MP), leading to a scuffle at the foyer of the Ghanaian legislature.   Photo leads to scuffle among some Ghanaian MPs  Some …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday, November 12, 2021, inaugurated an 11-member Constitution Review Committee, chaired by the Deputy Majority Leader and MP for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, to undertake a review of the Party Constitution based on the amendment proposals received from members. After swearing-in the members …

A photo used by the Majority Caucus in Parliament on the issue of tidal waves, which has devasted communities in the Volta Region, nearly started a fight between the two sides at a press conference on Friday. Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin showed a photo of scenes from the …

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin says the inability of the NDC Members of Parliament to control their foot soldiers is affecting their assertiveness on national issues. Mr Afenyo-Markin believes the situation has plunged the Minority Caucus into a crisis and if not checked; may affect parliamentary business. “We have to …