Akufo-Addo Wanted Me Out as Majority Leader But I Didn't Want to Cause a Storm - Kyei Mensah-Bonsu

Accra, Ghana - 05 March, 2025 - Former Ghanaian Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has lifted the lid on the internal power struggles that led to his removal, revealing that President Akufo-Addo had planned to oust him as Majority Leader.

In an interview on Asempa FM, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu disclosed that he was tipped off about President Akufo-Addo's plans to remove him as Majority Leader, with around 80 Members of Parliament informing him of the president's intentions. 

“Some of my colleagues, about 80 MPs informed me ahead of time that the president wanted me out. Many MPs encouraged me to fight back, assuring me of their support,” he revealed.

According to him, despite having the support of many MPs, he chose to step down to avoid exacerbating divisions within the party.

“I didn’t want to be the eye of any storm in the party. I felt I had had enough so I decided to resign and I said it there and then,'' remarked.

According to Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, President Akufo-Addo's concerns about the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) declining influence in the Central Region, where the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gaining traction, led to a significant reshuffle in the party's parliamentary leadership.

He added that, the president's strategic move involved replacing him with Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who hails from the Central Region as a means to revive the NPP's waning influence in the region.

“The president argued that the NDC was gaining ground in the Central Region, especially with Naana Opoku-Agyemang likely to be Mahama’s running mate and Ato Forson taking up the Minority Leader position,” he stated.

“Most MPs disagreed with this reasoning, but I saw where things were headed. Rather than make things more complicated, I stepped aside,” he added.

Source: Lead News Online