The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has incurred the wrath of some Ghanaians on social media after calling on the Electoral Commission to annul certain parliamentary results that in his view were declared unlawfully.
Speaking to the press on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Afenyo-Markin clarified that some of the parliamentary results announced were not accurately collated, making them illegal.
He consequently urged the EC Chairperson to take appropriate and decisive action to resolve their concerns.
“The EC must take immediate steps to reverse these illegal declarations, which were not based on properly collated results. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission should respond positively to the petitions and ensure that the rule of law is upheld,” he said.
In response to Afenyo-Markin's statement, some Ghanaian netizens have advised him to pursue the matter through legal channels and settle it in court, rather than requesting the EC to revoke the results.
He has faced ridicule and trolling on X, with some users suggesting that his approach of rushing to court to resolve matters should be properly followed.
Others argue that the loss of his seat as Majority Leader, following the NDC's significant win in the parliamentary elections, has affected him. They suggest that he is now attempting to overturn certain decisions in their favor to boost their numbers in Parliament.
Here are some of the tweets under the rending topic below:
Someone tell Afenyo Markin that elections are won and lost at the polling stations. They should take their pink sheets to court. #NDCWINS.
— Shamima Muslim (@shamimamuslim) December 11, 2024
Speaker Bagbin should just reopen parliament, laugh at Afenyo Markin, and suspend the house again.
— KOJO DYNAMIC 𓃵 (@AnnanPerry) December 12, 2024
Dear Hon. Afenyo Markin,
— Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Esq. MP. (@etsedafeamekpor) December 11, 2024
EC HAS NO POWER TO ANNUL RESULTS
1. The jurisdiction to determine the legality or otherwise of a Declaration or Announcement of Results of Parliamentary Elections is originally inhered in the High Court pursuant to Article 99(1)(a) of the… pic.twitter.com/PILJWZiORk
Afenyo-Markin is always attacking a media house. This man dey bore me. Go to court if you think you were robbed.
— Mark Elikplim Fiadzorgbe (@ElikplimMark) December 11, 2024
Afenyo Markin should go to the Supreme Court. He is disturbing the airwave.
— Kwame Sarpong 🇬🇭 (@KwameSarpon2) December 11, 2024
Moni pink sheet nso..
Will these guys permit Afenyo-Markin to keep leading them with his childish tantrums and antics? 😂.
— Mawuli Dake (@mawulidake) December 11, 2024
Afenyo-Markin, why don’t you trust the Supreme Court again…
— Richishard (@obronirich) December 11, 2024
You are on record to have received the fastest judgement ever from the Supreme Court
What are you waiting for?
Use the same means erh? Why do you want to talk plenty? Just go to the Supreme court again… simple
Alexander Afenyo Markin can no longer Go To Court but asking the Electoral Commission to annul vote’s unconstitutionally?
— ERIC DOGBE (@SCOPINA1) December 12, 2024
Wow, look how time easily changes!
The least said about Annor Dompreh, the better.
You NPP MPs never thought a day like this would ever come abi?
God is good! pic.twitter.com/9xnkX7xVN2
If Afenyo Markin can't go to court over declaration of parliamentary results then he's useless paa o. 😂
— KOJO DYNAMIC 𓃵 (@AnnanPerry) December 11, 2024
Someone tell Afenyo Markin that elections are won and lost at the polling stations. They should take their pink sheets to court. #NDCWINS.
— 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀🇬🇭 (@Villageborga) December 11, 2024
Afenyo Markin says EC should reverse the so called illegal declarations.
— kodzo (@05StunnA) December 11, 2024
Are the courts closed ? 😂🤣😅
MAG/EK
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