Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to accept the same level of public scrutiny it demanded of the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.
In a Facebook post on Friday, October 30, the Effutu MP accused the governing party of adopting a different attitude towards accountability since returning to power.
He argued that the NDC had spent eight years in opposition questioning government contracts, challenging appointments, scrutinising public expenditure and demanding explanations from the Akufo-Addo administration.
“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 wrote.
Mr Afenyo-Markin’s comments come amid growing controversy over the government’s reported GH¢49.72 million expenditure on the evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa.
The Minority has raised concerns about alleged discrepancies in payment records, duplicate entries and missing supporting documents. It has called for an independent audit of the exercise and demanded the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
The opposition has also warned that it could pursue a vote of censure against the minister if he remains in office.
Afenyo-Markin maintained that demands for transparency should not be dismissed as political persecution, insisting that public officials must remain accountable regardless of which party controls government.
“Public office is not a personal possession; it is a public trust. Holding office does not grant anyone immunity from criticism,” he said.
He pledged that the Minority would continue examining government contracts, questioning public expenditure and measuring policy promises against actual performance.
He insisted that the accountability standards the NDC promoted while in opposition must also apply to its own administration.
