The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned what it describes as a growing pattern of politically motivated intimidation and harassment of its members by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.
In a statement signed by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, on Friday, May 23, the NPP alleged that state security agencies are being misused to suppress dissent and silence voices critical of the current administration, describing the development as a direct assault on Ghana’s democracy and rule of law.
The party cited the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, widely known as “Adenta Kumi”, as evidence of what it calls state-sponsored persecution.
The NPP believes that Mr Kumi’s arrest is connected to a petition he recently submitted to President John Dramani Mahama, requesting the immediate dissolution of a committee set up to review calls for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
“Rather than address the concerns raised in the petition through due process, the response of the state has been to silence the whistleblower through intimidation and force. This is a clear affront to democratic accountability and an ominous attempt to obstruct justice,” the party stated.
The party also pointed to a separate incident involving its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.
The NPP insisted that the visit by armed personnel was unwarranted and an act of political intimidation.
“This is nothing short of political harassment,” the statement read.
The NPP has warned that the use of state security agencies to target opposition figures threatens the very foundation of Ghana’s multiparty democracy.
“These developments represent a calculated pattern of abuse of state power designed to weaken opposition voices and erode the democratic fabric of our nation,” the statement concluded. “The NPP calls on all Ghanaians and defenders of democracy to condemn these acts of political persecution being perpetrated by the NDC government.”
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