A video shared on X by JoyNews on Thursday, April 17, 2025, captured the Minority Leader’s arrival in Tsiame amidst enthusiastic celebrations.
Afenyo-Markin received a rousing welcome from the people of Tsiame. Nearly the entire community poured onto the streets to greet him.
Community members, including schoolchildren, men, and women, lined the streets singing, drumming, and dancing in celebration.
Some held placards with inscriptions such as, “The Good People of Tsiame Are Proud of You.”
The Minority Leader, dressed in a blue and yellow smock with a matching hat, was seen walking alongside traditional authorities of the community.
In February 2025, a video went viral featuring a man claiming to be the biological father of Minority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin.
In the video, reportedly filmed on February 20, 2025, a woman, identified as Abla Amewota Amable, appeared alongside the man, who said he was Afenyo-Markin’s father, at his home in Tsiame.
She refuted claims that the man had not taken care of his son.
According to Amable, Afenyo-Markin was raised in his father’s home until he was taken to Winneba by his mother, who hails from the Central Region.
She further clarified that Afenyo-Markin’s father, Moses Apetogou Afenyo Kofi, gave him the name Afenyo, and that Markin is the name of the Minority Leader’s maternal grandfather, not his stepfather, as previously claimed.
“This is Afenyo-Markin’s hometown, and this is his biological father. Afenyo-Markin lived here as a child and attended the Roman Catholic school in Tsiame.
“He had an older sister called Mawusi. They were the two children their mother had with their father. For those of you saying Markin is the name of a stepfather, we were just told that Markin is the name of his maternal grandfather,” Amable said.
She added, “His maternal grandfather is Markin, from Winneba. Afenyo is the name his father gave him. So, there you have it.”
Watch the reception Afenyo-Markin received in the video below:
Welcome home, leader! The people of Tsiame gave Afenyo-Markin a hero’s welcome ahead of his women empowerment project.#JoyNews pic.twitter.com/TzoPSrpgOq
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) April 17, 2025
