Also known as: Minority Caucus in Parliament · the Caucus · New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus · Minority Caucus Committee on Education · NPP Minority Caucus
Opposition bloc in Ghana's Parliament; has called for anti-LGBTQ bill reconsideration, demanded anti-flood report scrutiny, and disputed government health spending claims.
… e party for 14 years, argued that such conduct violates Article 3 of the NPP constitution, which requires members to “be truthful and loyal to the party” and “protect and promote the good name of the party.” He singled out Mr Agyapong’s recent criticism of the NPP Minority caucus …
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has thrown its support behind the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s nationwide anti-galamsey campaign, describing the initiative as a timely intervention in the country’s battle against illegal mining and urging the government to adopt a more instit …
Kofi Amankwa-Manu addressing the media The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of plotting to pay an unjustified US$85 million to the contractor of the Afari Military Hospital project in Kumasi, describing the move as a deliberate attempt to “create, loot and …
A delegation of Members of Parliament from the Minority Caucus has held discussions with Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Professor Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, on national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and Ghana–Canada relations. …
A delegation of Members of Parliament from the Minority Caucus has held discussions with Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Professor Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, on national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and Ghana–Canada relations. …
A delegation from the Minority caucus has held high-level discussions with Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, focusing on national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and strengthening relations between Ghana and Canada. …
The Minority Caucus has lauded Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin for sponsoring a capacity-building training programme that took them to Canada to enhance their skills and knowledge in parliamentary work and international engagement. …
… The Minority Caucus in Parliament has argued that the bill was deliberately altered in a manner that undermined its passage into law, while the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has similarly criticised the changes, describing the amended version as a diluted and “disfigured” bill. …
… The bill, formally known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, has generated extensive public debate in the country, with Minority Caucus insisting it was deliberately botched to avoid assent while Catholic Bishop Conference contend it was hollowed out of its content …
Charles Opoku, a Deputy National TESCON Coordinator, filed a petition with the NPP General Secretary seeking disciplinary review of lawmaker Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, alleging a pattern of misconduct including public statements against fellow party members and opposition to official party positions that have brought the party's image into disrepute. The petition also raised concerns about "The Base," a group that emerged after the NPP presidential primary and operates outside recognized party structures.
Why it matters
Earlier petition documenting Agyapong's pattern of misconduct and concerns about 'The Base' continues the story of party dysfunction with governance implications.
Charles Opoku, a Deputy National TESCON Coordinator, filed a petition with the NPP General Secretary seeking disciplinary review of lawmaker Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, alleging a pattern of misconduct including public statements against fellow party members and opposition to official party positions that have brought the party's image into disrepute. The petition also raised concerns about "The Base," a group that emerged after the NPP presidential primary and operates outside recognized party structures.
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority Caucus has endorsed the Presbyterian Church of Ghana's nationwide anti-galamsey campaign, including a proposed "Red Sunday" observance, calling for a more institutionalised government approach to combating illegal mining and environmental degradation.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of plotting to pay an unjustified US$85 million to the contractor of the Afari Military Hospital project in Kumasi. Deputy Ranking Member Kofi Amankwa-Manu alleged that government claims the 500-bed hospital was only 60 percent complete are false, citing Project Implementation Unit documents showing the core facility was 92.5 percent complete as of September 2024 and the overall project 98 percent complete by January 2025.
Ghana's Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling for the government's Anti-Flood Taskforce report to be presented to the House for review, citing recent flooding in Accra and arguing that the taskforce, established a year ago, has delivered little visible improvement. The Majority Leader counters that the taskforce should be given more time to complete its mandate.
A delegation of Minority Caucus MPs met Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada to discuss national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and Ghana–Canada relations. The MPs, on a capacity-building programme, explored challenges facing Ghanaian communities abroad and avenues for deepening bilateral cooperation.
A delegation of Members of Parliament from the Minority Caucus met with Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada to discuss national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and Ghana–Canada relations. The MPs, on a capacity-building programme in Canada, explored issues affecting Ghanaians living abroad and avenues for strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
A delegation from Parliament's Minority caucus met Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada, Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, in Ottawa to discuss national development priorities, diaspora welfare, and ways to strengthen relations between Ghana and Canada. The MPs, in Canada for a capacity-building programme, explored how Parliament can address challenges facing Ghanaian communities abroad.
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, says amendments to Clause 9 have created exemptions allowing lawyers, medical practitioners, journalists, counsellors, MPs, NGOs and foreign donors to advocate for LGBTQ rights without facing sanctions, which he argues significantly weakens the legislation's original intent.
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, MP for Assin South, says the recently passed Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill includes amendments to Clause 9 that exempt lawyers, medical doctors, journalists, NGOs, MPs, foreign donors, and counselors from sanctions for advocating or promoting LGBTQ rights, which he argues weakens the bill's original intent.
Ghana's Minority Caucus has called for the immediate reinstatement of the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, arguing that his suspension does not address the deep-rooted structural challenges responsible for the persistent "No Bed Syndrome" in Ghana's healthcare system. The Caucus maintains that the crisis extends far beyond a single hospital administrator and reflects broader weaknesses including inadequate infrastructure, weak referral mechanisms, and workforce shortages.
The NPP's flagbearer announced plans to develop an alternative policy framework to address challenges in Ghana's cocoa industry, following concerns raised by farmers and stakeholders after the government set the cocoa producer price at GH¢41,392 per tonne for the 2025/26 crop season. The Minority Caucus established a committee to tour cocoa-producing areas and engage with farmers, and Dr Bawumia said the committee's findings would be referred to the party's Policy Committee on Agriculture, Food Security and Agribusiness for technical review and costed policy alternatives.
The Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh said cocoa farmers and Ghanaians are looking to NPP presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia for credible solutions to challenges in the cocoa sector, following the government's announcement of a producer price of GH¢41,392 per tonne for the 2025/26 crop season. The Minority Caucus visited major cocoa-producing areas and compiled recommendations intended to guide discussions on improving conditions in the sector.
The opposition's ranking member on Parliament's Health Committee questioned whether political considerations are behind delays in operationalising major health facilities in Ashanti Region, arguing the government is suspending officials rather than addressing root causes of the "No Bed Syndrome" at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Doctors at KATH have announced an indefinite withdrawal of services in protest against the Minister of Health's directive to suspend the hospital's CEO.
Ghana's NPP Minority Caucus has criticized the NDC administration for what it calls political insincerity on the amended Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, accusing the ruling party of reversing its previous opposition to amendments when it was in opposition.
Ghana's parliamentary Minority Caucus has called for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, passed unanimously by the 8th Parliament in 2024, to be reintroduced in its original form and sent to President John Mahama for assent, accusing the governing NDC of abandoning a position it championed while in opposition.
Bosome Freho MP Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh raised concerns that key sponsors of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill were absent when Parliament concluded deliberations, particularly regarding amendments to Clause 9 that exempt lawyers, journalists, media organisations and healthcare professionals from sanctions in LGBTQ-related professional matters, which he claims were not part of the original bill's intentions.
President John Mahama said the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, passed by Parliament on May 29, has not yet reached the Presidency and remains subject to outstanding procedural and constitutional considerations, including quorum concerns. He noted the Speaker of Parliament was addressing alleged lapses in the bill's passage, and that once transmitted to the Presidency, it would undergo legal review by the Attorney General before any decision on assent.
Legal practitioner Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor has challenged the procedural validity of Parliament's passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, claiming only 34 MPs were present when it was approved and suggesting this falls short of constitutional quorum requirements. The bill, which seeks to criminalise LGBTQ+ activities and advocacy, included amendments exempting lawyers, journalists, and medical professionals from sanctions.
Ghana's Minority Caucus is calling for a permanent and unconditional halt to the 0.75 per cent fee on MTN mobile money transactions, arguing that the fee violates the constitution and can only be introduced through parliamentary legislation. The Bank of Ghana had previously issued an emergency directive suspending the planned implementation pending stakeholder consultations.
Ghana's Minority Caucus on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee criticized the government for postponing an evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa, where xenophobic tensions have prompted safety concerns. The Caucus argued that legal and logistical challenges cited for the delay should have been resolved before public commitments to evacuate were made.
The Minority caucus on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has criticized the government's postponement of plans to evacuate Ghanaians from South Africa amid renewed xenophobic tensions. The Minority said the delay has heightened anxiety among Ghanaians living there and described government's handling of the situation as "deeply troubling," noting that the protection of Ghanaians abroad is a fundamental responsibility of government.
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has declared its opposition to any government move to introduce new taxes or levies, arguing that Ghanaians are already facing significant economic hardship. Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei criticised the government's approach to taxation since January 2025, saying that while it supports efforts to improve fiscal discipline, implementation has been slow and largely symbolic.
Former NPP General Secretary John Boadu has announced his intention to contest for the party's National Chairmanship ahead of upcoming national executive elections, telling the NPP Minority Caucus that experienced leadership is needed to protect the party's 87 parliamentary seats and reclaim constituencies lost to the NDC ahead of the 2028 general elections.
NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on party members and Minority MPs to avoid internal divisions and attempts to remove legislators based on factional loyalties, assuring the caucus he will not support removing MPs who did not back him in internal contests. He stressed the party must remain united as it repositions itself as a credible government-in-waiting after the 2024 electoral defeat.
Flagbearer Mahamudu Bawumia has called on Minority Members of Parliament to intensify scrutiny of the government by demanding clear data, budgets, and implementation details for every policy claim, arguing that accountability should be driven by measurable results rather than broad political promises.
Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh says the Minority Caucus has built an "official channel" to alert Ghanaians to national issues and counter government narratives before the NDC can "mislead" the public. He said the opposition has spent the last 16 months holding government accountable and exposing what he called failed promises by the Mahama administration.
Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh said the NPP Minority Caucus has recovered from its 2024 defeat and is ready to challenge the NDC in 2028, crediting the group with effective parliamentary oversight despite smaller numbers.
The Minority Caucus is conducting a nationwide cocoa farmers' engagement campaign, during which Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin declared that NPP social intervention programmes remain unmatched in Ghana's political history. The visits follow concerns over cocoa producer prices, delayed payments, and frustrations among farmers in several regions.
The Abura Asebu Kwamankese Constituency Communications Officer of the NDC has defended President John Mahama's development record and the MP's performance, citing ongoing infrastructure projects including road construction, a hospital at Nyamedom, a CHPS compound at Abura Abeka, and school infrastructure projects. The defence came in response to criticism from the Caretaker Chief of Essandokrom regarding the lack of visible development in the area.