The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has taken a swipe at the outgoing Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, describing him as being on his way to becoming a “micro Minority Leader.”

At a press conference on Friday, December 13, Mr. Asiedu Nketia responded to comments made earlier by Afenyo-Markin, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus leader and Member of Parliament-elect for Effutu, regarding chaos at collation centres. Afenyo-Markin had urged NDC leadership to rein in their supporters, claiming their actions undermined democracy.

Addressing the media, Mr. Asiedu Nketia hit back, referencing reported invasions of state institutions and looting allegedly linked to young NDC supporters.

“I heard my junior brother Afenyo-Markin, who, having rejected the position of Minority Leader, is now on his way to becoming a micro Minority Leader. He is bragging that he belongs to a party of the rule of law and all that,” Mr. Asiedu Nketia stated.

He further dismissed Afenyo-Markin's remarks, adding, “We in the National Democratic Congress don’t need lectures from Afenyo-Markin about democracy at all. Indeed, if there were any lectures on impunity, we would invite him as our lecturer.”

Mr. Asiedu Nketia urged Afenyo-Markin to address challenges within his own party rather than directing blame at the NDC.

He also issued a stern warning, stating that any acts of violence or abuse of power during the transition period would be investigated and dealt with under the NDC administration.

“And so, anybody who is thinking about abusing these three weeks, abusing power during these three weeks to create any problems, must know that there will be consequences for them after the takeover,” he cautioned.