The Minority Leader, , openly acknowledged his affiliation with the Freemason fraternity during the opening ceremony of the induction and orientation programme for members of the 9th of the 4th Republic of Ghana on Saturday, January 11, 2024.

Afenyo-Markin, who has faced criticism in the past for discussing his membership in both the Freemasons and the Catholic Church, shared insights from the fraternity's rule book to guide the Members of .

He began his address with a quote from the rules that stated, "The second-degree working tools of the Freemason's rule book provide: 'We have all sprung from the same stock, partakers of the same nature, and sharers in the same hope.

And although distinctions amongst men are necessary to preserve subordination, yet ought no eminence of situation make you feel superior over the other." "'For he who is placed at the lowest ebb of fortune's wheel is equally entitled to our regard.