‘What we are experiencing in this country is political persecution’ – Afenyo-Markin

Speaking shortly after Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Mr Afenyo-Markin said the government’s economic claims could not be separated from what he described as growing concerns over political intolerance.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the government of engaging in what he described as political persecution, claiming that opposition figures and critics are being targeted as part of a broader attempt to silence dissent.

The Minority Leader further accused the government of neglecting cocoa farmers, arguing that the sector received insufficient attention in the budget review.