Politics of Tuesday, 3 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comMinority Leader of Parliament and MP for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has strongly rejected claims that the Danquah-Dombo-Busia political tradition is elitist, insisting that its history and governance record show a consistent commitment to ordinary Ghanaians. “I want to face that charge directly — not defensively, not with anger, but with history and truth,” he stated. Tracing the roots of the tradition to Dr JB Danquah’s legal advocacy for cocoa farmers, Afenyo-Markin recalled that Danquah earned the title Akuafo Kanea (Lamp of Farmers) for fighting for fair cocoa pricing during the colonial era. According to him, the vision of a “property-owning democracy” was about expanding ownership and opportunity to every Ghanaian. It was a property-owning democracy — where every Ghanaian has a path to ownership,” he stressed.

Source: GhanaWeb March 03, 2026 13:41 UTC