The Minority has condemned the remand of Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, urging the Ghana Police Service to “rise above partisanship and abandon its posture as a tool of the ruling party.”
Abronye DC, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, was remanded in police custody until Friday, 12th September 2025, after being charged with “offensive conduct conducive to a breach of the peace.”
The Minority Caucus described the arrest as part of a “growing culture of political persecution and abuse of power” by the government.
In a statement issued on 9th September, the caucus condemned the denial of bail, saying it “clearly suggest[s] punishment, not justice.” It accused the government of weaponising the judicial system against opponents, warning that such tactics “fall far short of international standards of legal specificity.”
The statement noted that Abronye DC had previously sought political asylum in eight countries due to threats to his life and political persecution.
The caucus also highlighted a broader pattern of intimidation. “Journalists, social commentators, and opposition figures [are] harassed through arbitrary arrests and detentions,” while “state security [is] deployed to intimidate citizens who expose corruption or question government narratives.”
Concern was also raised over threats against Minority leaders, including Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, and National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B).
The caucus demanded immediate investigations into these “assassination plots,” which they claim are “issued openly by NDC executives and their associates while the authorities look away.”
“The Ghana Police Service must guarantee protection for all political actors, regardless of affiliation,” the statement urged.
The Minority also criticised the government’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in northern Ghana, where communal violence has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced.
