Minority Calls for Resignation of Majority Leader, Chief Whip over OSP Repeal Bill
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate resignation of the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga (MP for Bawku Central), and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson Nelson Este Kwami Deafeamekpor (MP for South Dayi), following their sponsorship of a bill seeking to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), a move later publicly repudiated by President John Dramani Mahama.
In a strongly worded statement, the Minority described the actions of the two parliamentary leaders as a “fundamental breach of trust” and evidence of “unfitness for office,” arguing that their conduct directly contradicted the President’s stated policy on strengthening anti-corruption institutions.
Background to the Controversy
On 8 December 2025, the Majority Leader and Majority Chief Whip sponsore...
