Markin responds to Nana Yaa Jantuah over ‘nobody’ comment
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has denied calling presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah a 'nobody' during a recent petition presentation. He clarified that his comments were directed at the protocol of assigning only one person to receive the petition, not at Ms. Jantuah's personal character.
Why it matters
The incident highlights tensions in Ghanaian political discourse and the sensitivity surrounding public interactions between political figures and government officials.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has denied describing presidential staffer Nana Yaa Akyenpim Jantuah as a “nobody” during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presentation of its petition at the Jubilee House.
Mr Afenyo-Markin explained that his remarks were directed at the decision to assign Ms Jantuah alone to receive the party’s petition and were not intended as a comment on her qualifications, status or personal worth.
The clarification follows a complaint by Ms Jantuah, who expressed disappointment over what she described as a disrespectful remark made by the Minority Leader during the event.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on Thursday, August 6, Ms Jantuah said she was shocked by the alleged comment, particularly because it was made publicly in the presence of political figures and the media.
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