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Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Also known as: General Secretary Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader appointed Chief of Staff to Dr. Bawumia following NPP's 2024 electoral defeat.

2026-05-082026-08-09

In coverage

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Among the distinguished speakers expected to address delegates are Danquah Smith Buttey, Acting Chairman of the party, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader in Parliament, and Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Chief of Staff at the Office of the NPP Flagbearer.

    NPP-USA set to elect new leadership at 2026 branch delegates conference
  3. June 2026
  4. Joy Online

    Mr Afenyo-Markin served in the previous ECOWAS Parliament when he was Deputy Majority Leader under Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

    Parliament to reinstate Afenyo-Markin as member of delegation to ECOWAS parliament
  5. The Chronicle

    Mahamudu Bawumia has restructured his office and named former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Chief of Staff, in a move widely seen as laying the groundwork for the party’s 2028 campaign.

    Bawumia Begins 2028 Rebuild With Major Office Shake-Up
  6. May 2026
  7. Joy Online

    NPP removes Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu in response Former MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, then Majority Leader and considered a kingpin in the affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was forcibly removed (officially, he resigned) in a controversial manner by his party and replaced

    Replacing Haruna and Muntaka in Parliament was strategic for Election 2024 – Asiedu Nketia, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explain the plot
  8. Joy Online

    Other members include former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Dr Gideon Boako, Dr Kabiru Tia Mahama, Dr Antoinnette Tsibo-Darko, Dr Jemima Nunoo, Dr Mutaka Alolo, Hon.

    Oppong Nkrumah named chair of NPP policy committee amid party reorganisation

Yesterday

  1. Bawumia attends thanksgiving service for late Apostle Kantanka

    Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP Flagbearer, joined members of the Kristo Asafo Church at a grand national thanksgiving service for the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi, alongside other prominent NPP figures.

    13 hours ago · Daily Guide

  2. NPP aspiring officer alleges arrests for insults widespread

    Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aspiring National Communications Officer of the NPP, has alleged that the government has conducted numerous arrests linked to alleged insults across social media, community radio, and information-centre discussions, and that district police commanders have turned the practice into what he called an "enterprise."

    22 hours ago · Joy Online

  3. Prof Bokpin warns parties against weakening democratic institutions

    Economist Prof. Godfred Bokpin cautioned Ghana's NPP and NDC against allowing partisan strategies to undermine critical democratic institutions, saying recurring claims by both parties about institutional threats may point to deeper problems that deserve serious consideration.

    22 hours ago · Joy Online

  4. Kofi Bentil: NDC 'more zealous' in prosecuting opposition figures

    Senior lawyer Kofi Bentil has said there are grounds for concern that the NDC government may be applying justice selectively, appearing more aggressive in prosecuting opposition figures while being more lenient towards its own party members. He stated that both sides of the debate could marshal supporting arguments, but that the government's record over its four-year mandate would ultimately judge the allegation.

    23 hours ago · Joy Online

  5. Senior lawyer urges Ghanaians to protect democratic freedoms vigilantly

    Kofi Bentil, Vice-President of IMANI Africa, has urged Ghanaians to remain vigilant in protecting democratic freedoms and to challenge developments that could undermine constitutional freedoms, rather than waiting until rights have been eroded. His comments came after the NPP's "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration in Accra, where the party protested what it described as threats to Ghana's democracy under the NDC government.

    23 hours ago · Joy Online

  6. Respect protesters regardless of political agreement, Kofi Bentil urges

    Senior lawyer and IMANI Africa Vice-President Kofi Bentil has urged Ghanaians to respect citizens who demonstrate, even when they disagree with the protesters' views, arguing that activists play a crucial role in defending democratic freedoms by challenging authority and pushing the boundaries of civic liberties.

    23 hours ago · Joy Online

  7. Democracy threatened by gradual erosion of freedoms—lawyer warns

    Senior lawyer Kofi Bentil has warned that Ghana's democracy faces a "creeping" threat through the gradual erosion of constitutional freedoms and institutions, arguing that democratic systems can be weakened from within when laws and state institutions are used in ways that undermine constitutionalism. His comments followed an NPP "Democracy Under Attack" demonstration in Accra protesting what the party describes as threats to democratic institutions under the NDC administration.

    8 August 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 27 July

  1. NPP leaders attend Wontumi's plea negotiations in EXIM Bank case

    NPP bigwigs, including former National Chairman Freddie Blay and several MPs, attended court proceedings for plea negotiations in the case of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Wontumi, involving allegations of fraudulent acquisition of a GH₵14 million facility from Ghana's EXIM Bank that has grown to GH₵30 million with accrued interest.

    27 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Wontumi's 20-year sentence aligns with law NPP passed

    Former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini has argued that the 20-year prison sentence imposed on NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako for illegal mining falls within the Minerals and Mining Act as amended by Parliament in 2019, which set a sentencing range of 15 to 25 years for such offences. Fuseini noted that the NPP Majority in Parliament had rejected an earlier government proposal of 10 to 15 years as too lenient.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 16 July

  1. Justice Atuguba questions cost and value of 275 MPs

    Retired Supreme Court Judge William Atuguba has questioned the rationale for Ghana's parliamentary size, noting that the country has little to gain from maintaining 275 Members of Parliament while taxpayer costs continue to rise. He endorsed earlier criticism by former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, asking what true benefit citizens receive from Parliament's expansion from about 100 to 275 seats.

    16 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. NPP-USA to hold delegates conference in Massachusetts in July 2026

    The New Patriotic Party United States branch will hold its 2026 Branch Delegates Conference from July 24–26 in Westborough, Massachusetts, where delegates will elect a new national executive team and discuss policy and strategy ahead of Ghana's 2028 general elections.

    16 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 23 June

  1. Parliament reinstates Afenyo-Markin to ECOWAS Parliament delegation

    Parliament will reinstate Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin as a member of Ghana's eight-member delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, replacing Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei who opted out. His earlier presence at the delegation's inauguration in Abuja reportedly caused ECOWAS Parliament to refuse to swear in the entire delegation, prompting the Majority Leader to refer him to the Privileges Committee for investigation.

    23 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 17 June

  1. Bawumia names Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu chief of staff, reshapes office

    Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has restructured his office and appointed former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Chief of Staff to coordinate operational activities, a move seen as groundwork for the NPP's 2028 campaign following the party's 2024 electoral defeat.

    17 June 2026 · The Chronicle

Saturday 23 May

  1. NDC chairman defends replacing Haruna and Muntaka as minority leaders

    National Democratic Congress Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia has defended the party's decision to replace Haruna Iddrisu and Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka as Minority Leader and Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament ahead of the 2024 general elections, describing the move as a strategic political decision rather than a personal action aimed at sidelining the two senior figures.

    23 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 8 May

  1. Oppong Nkrumah appointed NPP policy committee chair during restructuring

    Former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been named Chairman of the Policy Committee of the opposition NPP as part of the party's restructuring following the 2024 general elections. The appointment was announced by party General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong after a National Executive Committee and National Council meeting on May 7, 2026.

    8 May 2026 · Joy Online

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