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  • Full speech: Afenyo Markin on Abronye’s arrest

    Full speech: Afenyo Markin on Abronye’s arrest

    Ladies and gentlemen of the press, good morning.
    I am here today because something deeply troubling is happening in our country. What has been done to Mr Kwame Baffoe, Abronye DC, Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, is a profound constitutional wrong. It must be condemned. Without equivocation. Without apology. And without delay. The arrest, prosecution and remand of a citizen for words spoken in the public square is not justice. It is persecution.

    Now, let me be honest about where I personally stand. I do not condone irresponsible speech. I never have. I never will. Public discourse carries responsibility. I believe that deeply. Where speech genuinely damages a person’s reputation, Ghanaian law already provides a remedy. A civil remedy. Measured, proportionate and designed precisely for that purpose.

    But what Ghanaian law does not provide, and what it was never designed to provide, is the conversion of a civil grievance, assuming without admitting that one even exists in this case, into a criminal prosecution. It does not authorise the marching of a man before a Circuit Court, the stripping of his liberty, and his consignment to a state intelligence facility.

    That is not justice. That is the iron fist of state power wearing a legal glove.

    THE CHARGES: A PROSECUTION BUILT ON SAND

    [Measured tone. State the facts clearly.]
    On 13th May 2026, Mr. Abronye DC was arraigned before Circuit Court 9 here in Accra. He faces two charges. First, offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace under Section 207(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960. Second, publication of false news under Section 208(1) of the same statute.

    And what is the foundation of these charges?

    A social media video. In which Mr. Abronye criticised a Circuit Court Judge. He questioned that Judge’s impartiality. He questioned his conduct in the discharge of his public judicial function. That is the sum total of his alleged crime. He spoke. He criticised a public officer.

    Since when did criticising a judge become a criminal offence in Ghana? Section 207(1) requires conduct that is likely to occasion a breach of the peace. Political criticism of a public official, however sharp, does not meet that threshold. It is protected expression under Article 21(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution. And the false news charge? Section 208(1) demands proof that Mr. Abronye knew his statement to be false. A man expressing a political opinion about judicial conduct is not publishing false news. Not by any honest reading of that provision.

    This prosecution is built on sand. And we will watch it fall.

    THE BAIL DENIAL: A JUDGE WHO FORGOT HIS OATH

    Let me turn to what happened in that courtroom. It demands its own separate and pointed rebuke. Counsel for Mr. Abronye presented a bail application. The grounds were solid. The charges are misdemeanours. The accused has a fixed place of abode. He is a prominent public figure with reliable sureties. His health and family responsibilities were placed before the court.

    The prosecution opposed bail on one ground only. One ground. That Mr. Abronye, if released, was likely to commit similar offences. In other words, the state asked a court to imprison a man before any finding of guilt, because he might speak again. And the court agreed. A citizen imprisoned not for what he did, but for what he might say. That is not law. That is censorship from the bench.

    That reasoning is a constitutional disgrace. It is irreconcilable with Articles 14 and 19 of the 1992 Constitution, which guarantee personal liberty and the presumption of innocence. A judge who denies bail because an accused may continue to express political opinions has not administered justice.

    I say what I am about to say as a practising lawyer. As someone who has spent his professional life in courtrooms, who has profound respect for our judiciary and deep admiration for those who carry the weight of dispensing justice. I say it not in anger, but in fidelity to the Constitution I have sworn to uphold, and with all the candour, humility and respect I can command.

    When a court denies bail not to serve justice, but to serve silence, it has administered political censorship from the bench. And that, with the greatest of respect, is a betrayal of every principle that gives judicial office its authority, its dignity and its legitimacy.

    THE BNI REMAND AND A MISSING COURT ORDER

    Every remaining doubt about the political character of this prosecution is removed by the decision to remand Mr. Abronye into BNI custody.

    The BNI is Ghana’s state intelligence and security service. It is not a remand prison. It exists to address genuine threats to national security.

    Mr. Abronye DC posted a critical video about a judge. That is not a national security matter. It never was.
    This has nothing to do with criminal justice and everything to do with political intimidation. But there is something even more alarming. I want every Ghanaian to hear this clearly. It has now been four days since the court pronounced the remand order. Four days.

    As I understand it, on the basis of information available to me at the time of this statement, no signed and certified remand order has been produced by the court registry. Counsel for Mr. Abronye has attended the registry on multiple occasions. Each time, they were told the order was not yet ready.

    So I ask a very simple question. On what legal basis did the Ghana Police Service take Mr. Abronye into custody and convey him to the BNI?
    On what legal basis did the BNI accept him and hold him?
    A remand order is not a verbal instruction. It is a formal judicial instrument. It is the written legal authority upon which the deprivation of a citizen’s liberty must rest.
    Was a Ghanaian citizen delivered into intelligence custody on nothing more than a word of mouth? If so, that detention has no documented lawful foundation whatsoever.
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    his engages directly the protections of Article 14 of the 1992 Constitution, which requires that no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except as permitted by law, and that every arrested person shall be informed immediately, in a language he understands, of the reasons for his arrest.

    This office puts the Ghana Police Service, the Bureau of National Investigations and Circuit Court 9 on clear and unambiguous notice.

    The production of a signed and certified remand order is not a technicality. It is a constitutional imperative. Its absence, if confirmed, would render this detention not merely improper, but unlawful.

    What we are witnessing is either a crass dereliction of duty, or a raw and deliberate exercise of power designed to show a political opponent where power lies, with due process an afterthought.
    Neither explanation is acceptable in a constitutional democracy. Both demand accountability.

    THE GHOST OF CRIMINAL LIBEL: BURIED BY KUFUOR, RESURRECTED BY MAHAMA

    There is a deeper dimension to what this government is doing. And it must be named plainly. On 27th July 2001, Ghana’s Parliament unanimously passed the Criminal Code (Repeal of Criminal Libel and Seditious Laws) (Amendment) Act, 2001, Act 602.

    President John Agyekum Kufuor gave his assent on 2nd August 2001, striking from our statute books one of the most notorious instruments of state censorship this country had ever known. That repeal was a defining moment in Ghana’s democratic maturation. A declaration that in a free society, the state has no business imprisoning citizens for what they say. The bill was presented to Parliament by the then Attorney General, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The world applauded. Ghana was held up as a model for Africa.

    But before we go further, let us be precise about one important historical fact. The criminal libel law was not created by the PNDC or the NDC. It is a colonial inheritance, drafted in 1893 by British colonial administrators and embedded in our statute books to suppress dissent against imperial rule. Kwame Nkrumah inherited it at independence. It was codified in our Criminal Offences Act, 1960. The law predated the Rawlings era by decades.

    But what history will never forgive the PNDC and the NDC for is this: they weaponised that colonial relic most ferociously, most systematically, and with the greatest cruelty against the citizens of a free Ghana.
    Under the PNDC military regime of Jerry John Rawlings, journalists, academics, lawyers, trade unionists and ordinary citizens were arrested, detained without trial and tortured for daring to speak. The culture of silence was not a metaphor. It was a lived reality, enforced by brute state power.

    In 1982, Mr. Tommy Thompson, publisher of the Free Press, and Mr. Mike Adjei, a senior writer, were among those imprisoned without trial for editorials critical of the PNDC. Mr. John Kugblenu, the editor, was separately arrested in 1983 and detained without charge before being transferred to Nsawam Prison. He died in 1984, shortly after his release, his health destroyed by the conditions of his detention. He was never charged. He was never tried. He simply died for daring to write. Tommy Thompson himself continued to face harassment and repeated prosecutions and died in 1998, his death a direct consequence of the brutalities he endured in his long fight for press freedom. Two men. Two deaths. The blood of both is on the hands of that regime.

    Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Junior was arrested and tortured under the PNDC. He has spoken publicly about being made to crawl the full length of a military parade square on his knees until they bled. About being caned on his waist. About 25 days at the Field Engineers facility that left him physically incapacitated. About losing control of his bodily functions for days on end. All for speaking the truth to power.

    Kwesi Pratt Junior was jailed and tortured during that same period. So was Akoto Ampaw. And many others whose names history has not fully preserved.

    Then came the NDC in constitutional form. And even under the democratic dispensation, the party found uses for the criminal libel law it had inherited. On 23rd July 1998, two of Ghana’s most respected newspaper editors, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Junior of The Guide and Alhaji Haruna Atta of The Weekend Statesman, were convicted by the Court of Appeal and sentenced to one month in prison. Their crime? Publishing a story about the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings. They were dispatched to separate prisons, Akuse, Winneba and Anomabo, in a deliberate attempt to break their spirits and prevent visits from supporters. Images of Kweku Baako and Haruna Atta in handcuffs, being marched to prison, are etched in the collective memory of every Ghanaian who loves freedom.

    In 1996, editors Nana Kofi Coomson of the Ghanaian Chronicle, Ebenezer Quarcoo and Tommy Thompson of the Free Press were arrested and charged with publishing false news with intent to injure the reputation of the state. Those exact words. Publishing false news. The same statutory weapon this government is now deploying against Abronye DC.
    And when the call came to repeal the criminal libel law, the then NDC Chairman, Obed Yao Asamoah, who had also served as Attorney General under the Rawlings government, declared publicly that the law could be repealed over his dead body. Over his dead body. That is the NDC’s historic relationship with free speech. That is the tradition President Mahama now chooses to continue.

    The NPP abolished the law that the NDC swore to keep. And now the NDC is quietly rebuilding what the NPP tore down.

    Now the Mahama administration, unable to openly reverse that landmark reform without international condemnation, has chosen a more cunning path.

    Rather than restore criminal libel by name, it is reconstructing the criminal libel regime in practice. Hiding behind Sections 207 and 208 of Act 29 to achieve through the back door what it cannot defend through the front.
    The charges against Abronye DC, Baba Amando, David Essandoh, and others are, in substance and in effect, criminal libel prosecutions. The only difference is the label on the charge sheet.

    The intent is the same. The mechanism is the same. The consequence is the same. Arrest. Remand. Imprisonment. Silence.

    President Kufuor abolished criminal libel to set Ghana free. President Mahama is rebuilding it, brick by brick, to cage the opposition.

    That project ends here.

    WHEN CIVIL REMEDIES EXIST, CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IS A POLITICAL CHOICE

    I made this point earlier in these proceedings, and I return to it now, because it deserves to be stated plainly and in its full legal force. Ghanaian law already provides a civil remedy for any person who genuinely believes they have been defamed. It has always been there. It exists today. The aggrieved party may approach the civil courts. They may sue. They may place their case before a judge. They may walk away with their reputation vindicated and with damages in hand.

    Not a single arrest is required for any of that. Not a single bail application. Not a single remand into BNI custody. The civil law achieves the stated objective, the vindication of reputation, without any of those consequences.
    This government knows that. Its lawyers know that. The prosecuting officers know that.

    And yet, case after case, the criminal route is chosen over the civil one.
    That choice is not a legal necessity. It is a deliberate political decision. And the purpose it serves is not the vindication of any reputation. It is the suppression of voices.
    When you want to protect your name, you go to the civil courts. When you want to punish and silence an opponent, you send the police.
    This government has made its choice, not once, not twice, but repeatedly and with purpose. The Ghanaian people can see it for exactly what it is.

    A PATTERN, NOT AN INCIDENT

    Ladies and gentlemen, let no one tell you this is an isolated case. The arrests of NPP members for things they have said or posted in public are too numerous to catalogue here. We have documented case after case since this administration assumed office on 7th January 2025. The list grows longer by the week.
    Let me mention just a few.

    Mr. David Essandoh, NPP Agona West Constituency Organiser. Arrested by a team of approximately ten armed CID and BNI officials. His crime? Posting an image of President Mahama with the caption ‘Dumsor is back.’ Ten armed officers, for a Facebook post about electricity outages afflicting millions of Ghanaians.
    Mr. Abubakar Yakubu, NPP Sunyani East Communications Officer, popularly known as Baba Amando. Arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court. Remanded. Charged with offensive conduct, false publication and circulation of statements likely to incite fear and panic.

    Mr. Alfred Ababio Kumi, known as Adenta Kumi, was arrested by operatives of the National Investigations Bureau in a dramatic dawn raid on his home. His wife suffered a miscarriage as a direct consequence of that raid. His crime? Submitting a petition to the President concerning the conduct of committee members sitting on the Chief Justice removal proceedings, and making comments in media interviews and on social media about the same matter. He was formally charged with publication of false news under the same statutory provision being used against Abronye DC today.

    And there is the case of Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South and the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of this Parliament. This is a sitting Member of Parliament. A duly elected representative of the people. NIB operatives attempted a raid on his residence after he raised concerns about two aircraft that visited Ghana and alleged possible links to drug dealing and money laundering. His colleagues in the Minority caucus had to physically resist the attempted arrest. Dr. Bawumia himself had to visit him to reassure him. That a Member of Parliament should require reassurance that he remains free after raising matters of national security concern in the discharge of his public duty is a statement of the most alarming kind about where this country is heading.

    And now Abronye DC. Remanded into BNI custody for criticising a judge.

    These are not isolated incidents. They are selected examples from a deeply troubling and growing list.
    This is what Dr. Bawumia has rightly described as an unholy collaboration between the Executive, state investigative agencies, and some elements within the judiciary aimed at silencing the NPP. He is right. The pattern is undeniable.

    This is state-sponsored political persecution. And it must stop.

    A WORD TO THE JUDICIARY: GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY, NOT INSTRUMENT OF POWER

    I now address the judiciary of this Republic directly. And I do so with the gravity this moment demands.
    The 1992 Constitution vests judicial power in the judiciary and charges it with a solemn mandate: to be the independent guardian of the rights and liberties of the Ghanaian people.
    Article 125(3) declares that the judicial power of Ghana shall be vested in the Judiciary. Article 127 fortifies that with the guarantee of independence. These are not ceremonial provisions. They are the constitutional foundation upon which every citizen’s liberty ultimately rests.

    It is with the deepest concern that I observe how the courts have conducted themselves in this matter.
    A bail application grounded on orthodox legal principles was dismissed on a basis that no serious reading of

    Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution can sustain.
    A citizen has been remanded into the custody of an intelligence service on misdemeanour charges.
    And that remand appears to have been executed without a signed and certified court order.
    At every turn, the scales have tilted not toward the protection of liberty, but toward its curtailment.
    A court that allows itself to become a tool for silencing political opponents has ceased to be a guardian of liberty. It has become a participant in its destruction.

    I am aware of the climate in which our judiciary is operating. I am aware that this is a government that has shown it is capable of defiling our Constitution to haul a sitting Chief Justice out of office. I am aware that some members of our judiciary may be afraid. They look at what was done to the Chief Justice and ask themselves whether standing up for the Constitution is worth the personal cost. I understand that fear. But I will not pretend it is acceptable.

    A judge who surrenders to fear and becomes a timorous soul, too intimidated to defend the Constitution and the rights it protects, is no longer a judge. He has become an instrument of the powerful. The people of Ghana look to the courts as the last line of defence when the Executive overreaches. That trust is earned by the fearless and impartial application of constitutional principle, especially when the person before the court is politically inconvenient to those in power.

    A court that reserves its constitutional courage for safe and inconsequential cases, and abandons it precisely when it matters most, has dishonoured the robe. I call upon the High Court to take urgent cognisance of the circumstances of Mr. Abronye’s detention, including the reported absence of a signed and certified remand order.

    The writ of habeas corpus is not a relic. It is a living constitutional remedy. It exists for exactly this kind of moment. We call upon the judiciary to stand and be counted.

    THE ARCHITECTURE OF SILENCE

    Ghana has been here before.
    The culture of silence does not announce itself with a decree. It does not arrive at your door with a proclamation.
    It arrives exactly like this, incrementally and surgically. A communicator arrested here, an organiser picked up there, a regional chairman remanded into security custody.
    The message spreads quietly through every rank of the opposition: this is what dissent costs.
    The Mahama administration has calculated that intimidating NPP communicators and silencing its regional leadership will allow it to govern without accountability and shield its mounting incompetence from scrutiny.
    That calculation is profoundly wrong. And it will fail.

    THIS WILL NOT WORK

    The NPP will not be gagged.
    Not by arrest. Not by bail denial. Not by BNI detention. Not by any instrument of fear this government deploys.
    The freedom to speak, to criticise power and to hold government accountable is not a privilege granted by any administration.
    It is a constitutional birthright. And it cannot be revoked by any government on earth.
    Abronye DC’s voice may be temporarily caged. Let this government understand clearly: a thousand voices will rise in its place.
    That is not a threat. That is the unbreakable promise of Ghanaian democracy.

    OUR DEMANDS

    We make the following demands. They are clear. They are non-negotiable.
    First. Mr. Kwame Baffoe, Abronye DC, must be released from BNI custody immediately. His detention is constitutionally indefensible and must end today.
    Second. The NPP’s legal team will mount a full constitutional challenge to this prosecution, including a challenge to the application of Sections 207 and 208 of Act 29 against political speech where civil remedies are available and adequate.

    Third. Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee must summon the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the BNI to publicly account for every decision taken in this matter.
    Fourth. Ghana’s civil society, independent media and legal profession must add their voices now. The time to defend freedom is always before it is fully lost. Never after.

    Fifth. We call upon the High Court to take urgent cognisance of Mr. Abronye’s detention and the reported absence of a signed and certified remand order. The writ of habeas corpus exists for precisely this moment. The judiciary is the last line of defence between the citizen and the unchecked power of the Executive. We call upon it to stand and be counted.

    CONCLUSION
    [Final section. Build slowly to the closing declaration.]
    In 1992, the people of Ghana made a solemn covenant with themselves and with history.
    They said: never again shall the machinery of the state be turned against the citizen’s right to speak.
    Never again shall political opinion be treated as criminal conduct.
    Never again shall the instruments of national security be weaponised to detain political opponents for the convenience of a sitting government.

    The prosecution of Abronye DC violates that covenant. So does the prosecution of Baba Amando. So does the arrest of David Essandoh. So does the dawn raid on Adenta Kumi and the attempted security raid on Reverend Ntim Fordjour. Taken together, they constitute a sustained and deliberate assault on the democratic foundation of this Republic.

    President Kufuor abolished criminal libel to set Ghana free. President Mahama is rebuilding it, brick by brick, to cage the opposition.
    That project ends here.

    Ghana did not travel the long and painful road from authoritarian rule to constitutional democracy so that a new generation of rulers could quietly dismantle it, one prosecution at a time.
    And to those in this government who believe they can abuse power without consequence, I say this clearly and on the record:

    The day of justice and accountability will come. It will come under this Parliament, or the next. But it will come. That is not a promise. That is a constitutional certainty.
    We built this democracy to last. We will defend it in the courts, in Parliament, and in the full glare of public opinion, with every constitutional weapon at our disposal.

    The culture of silence is not coming back to Ghana.
    Not now. Not on our watch. Not ever.

    FREE ABRONYE DC. IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY.

    Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin
    Minority Leader, Parliament of Ghana
    Member of Parliament, Effutu Constituency
    Accra, Ghana | 17th May 2026

  • Accra High Court releases Abronye DC on GHS100K bail terms

    Accra High Court releases Abronye DC on GHS100K bail terms

    The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties by the Accra High Court. This was disclosed after a court hearing on Thursday, May 21.

    Weeks after being granted bail in connection with allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements, the outspoken politician was rearrested on Wednesday, May 13.

    While addressing the press on Tuesday, May 19, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who is the counsel for Abronye DC raised concerns over the health and detention conditions of his client, adding that his client has been refused access to his lawyers.

    “They are not allowing the lawyers access to see him since Wednesday. When you go to the BNI, they say it is a police case. When you go to the police, they send you back. It has been back and forth.


    “Her feedback to us is that his health is deteriorating significantly. He was already unwell and had recently travelled out of the country for treatment. His condition has worsened, and he is in a dire situation,” Oppong Nkrumah alleged.


    Last year, the court granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety to Abronye DC. His lead counsel noted that the recent development brings relief, given that Abronye’s health is deteriorating.

    Abronye has been charged with offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace. Abronye’s legal team is currently working to meet the bail conditions to secure his immediate release.


    He made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, September 9. On September 12, Circuit Court Judge Samuel Bright Acquah remanded Abronye DC for the second time.


    During the court proceeding, the NPP Bono Chairman’s legal team requested bail after the presiding judge scheduled his next appearance for the next three days.


    However, the presiding judge at the Accra Circuit Court denied their request. Abronye will return to court on Friday, September 19. Ghana Police, in an official statement posted on their Twitter page, confirmed the arrest of the NPP member on Monday, September 8.


    “The Ghana Police Service has today, 08/09/25, arrested Mr. Kwame Baffoe @ Abronye for Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace”, confirming he is in their custody awaiting arraignment before the Court.


    He arrived in handcuffs, escorted by police officers from a black police van known as “Black Maria, sparking bitter concerns among members of the opposition NPP, including the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha.

    The court denying him bail visibly did not sit well with some members of the opposition NPP, who appeared in court in solidarity with their member.


    During a media engagement, he complained bitterly about how the Chairman’s case of misdemeanour was being treated like a criminal case when it is a civil case. He said Abronye wasn’t a criminal to be transported in handcuffs and in a Black Maria, citing it as a waste of taxpayers’ money and time of concerned individuals.


    He warned the government against what he described as the mistreatment of NPP party members, stating that, “Power has an end, the tables will turn, and we will all have our revenge”.


    Criticising the Ghana Police for bias, he announced an upcoming protest against the law enforcement agency in the coming days, which he will lead.


    Also, the lawyer of the accused Daniel Martey Addo, the Managing Counsel at Nkrumah & Associates, while commending the adherence to legal proceedings following his client’s arraignment in court, he, however, stated that, “it appears that the prosecution would just want him to be remanded.


    For whatever reason, you gave us an invite, and the charges levelled against my client were just misdemeanors, and in law, you would know that there are categories of offences, and misdemeanor is the basic one that shouldn’t be should not be the reason an accused person should be remanded.”


    Armed police officers stormed the residence of former NPP Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, in search of Abronye on Sunday, September 8. Weeks ago, Abronye made headlines after he formally wrote to eight different countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, the United States, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany, seeking protection for his safety in Ghana.


    Defending his reason for seeking asylum, he added that “consistent, escalating political persecution, threats to my life, and systemic abuse of state security powers by the current Government of Ghana”.


    Abronye’s arrest came days after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) held the presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, for alleged financial misappropriation and other related misconduct.


    On Wednesday, September 3, Kofi Akpaloo was picked up at his residence in Kumasi by EOCO officials for interrogation. Mr Akpaloo vied for the presidency in the 2024 general elections.


    Before the election, Akpaloo expressed strong confidence in his chances for a decisive win, predicting victory over major contenders.

    However, he obtained 5,219, which is 0.09%. Recently, EOCO has given much attention to investigating high-profile political figures and business leaders.


    The Economic and Organised Crime Office was established by the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804) as a specialized agency to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime and, on the authority of the Attorney-General, prosecute these offenses to recover the proceeds of crime and provide for related matters.


    The EOCO has similar mandates to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Recently, the OSP released a fifty-page report covering investigations and prosecutions carried out between January 1 and July 31 this year.


    The OSP’s Seventh Half-yearly Report is pursuant to Section 3(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959). The document also outlines key developments in the Office’s operations.


    According to the OSP, despite resistance from powerful interests, it stayed focused on executing its mandate during this period. As such, the Office successfully progressed significant corruption-related investigations to the stage of court proceedings, while also initiating new inquiries into suspected acts of corruption.


    “Then again, the Office, as one of three implementing partners of the new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Strategy and Implementing Plan, is fashioning and molding anti-corruption structures that would stand the test of time. The task ahead remains formidable. Much more so is our resolve to perform.


    “This reporting period was characterized by intensification of the Office’s prosecutorial mandate. We advanced high-profile investigations to court and initiated bold inquiries into suspected corruption, often in the face of deep-seated resistance from entrenched interests.


    “Notwithstanding these expected challenges, the Office remains resolute and guided by the rule of law, fairness, firmness, evidence-based action, and the interest of the public. We recognise that the fight against corruption cannot be waged and won only through punitive action and incarceration,” parts of the report read.


    The legislative framework of the Office of the Special Prosecutor mandates the Authority to crack down on corruption, recover assets, and confiscate illicit property.


    “Indeed, the legislative set-up of the Office leans heavily on corruption-prevention and asset recovery and disgorgement of tainted property. Consequently, we proceed on sustainable anti-corruption outcomes by pairing enforcement with robust prevention and asset recovery, especially founded on our unique plea bargaining regime.


    “In this spirit, the Office scaled up its preventive mandate through active engagement with public institutions, private sector actors, civil society- and secured convictions and asset recovery through impactful plea bargaining.

    “We also reckon that the nation’s anti-corruption legal framework requires re-imagination, modernization, and retooling to address the immense scale and complexity of modern corruption in the context of our social, economic, and political constructs.


    “On this score, the Office has proposed the inclusion of a new chapter in the Constitution dedicated to the fight against corruption through definitive constitutional expression by the institution of proposed concrete measures to effectively and comprehensively suppress and repress corruption in public life as well as in the private sector chief among which include lifestyle audit non-conviction-based asset recovery, enhanced asset declaration and verification regime, and reverse onus presumption of corruption as the foundation of both anti-corruption criminal proceedings and civil asset recovery proceedings,” parts of the report added.


    The Office is also leading the charge in respect of the passage of a comprehensive Corrupt Practices Act and Conduct of Public Officers Act. Currently, sixty-seven(67) cases are being handled by the Office, all of which are undergoing comprehensive review.


    The corruption cases being investigated by OSP include: Minerals Income Investment Fund, Ghana Airports Company Limited, Ghana Education Service, National Commission on Culture, Ghana Revenue Authority/Tata Consulting Services, National Service Authority, Ministry of Health/Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, and National Cathedral.


    The others are: Tema oil refinery and Tema Energy and Processing Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, State lands, Stool lands, and other Vested lands, Illegal Mining, National Sports Authority, Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, and Estate of Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, alias Sir John.


    It further hinted that “There were seven (7) convictions and one (1) acquittal in respect of the cases pending before the criminal courts during the period under review. The Office has filed an appeal in respect of the case in which the accused was acquitted.


    Additionally, one hundred and fifty-two (152) cases are at the preliminary investigation stage, with the OSP assuring that details will be made public once they progress to the next stage.


    The Office is also seized with one hundred and fifty-two (152) other cases at the preliminary investigation stage. These may be publicised if the Special Prosecutor determines that they are within the mandate of the Office and that they should be moved past the preliminary investigation stage.


    This is a policy intended to protect the privacy of individuals and the business operations of institutions and companies, and to avoid unnecessary stigmatization.

  • Abronye DC reportedly ill in detention

    Abronye DC reportedly ill in detention

    Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC is reportedly battling serious health challenges while in the custody of the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI). 

    This information was disclosed by Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the counsel for Abronye DC on Tuesday, May 19 while addressing the press. He raised concerns over the health and detention conditions of his client, adding that his client has been refused access to his lawyers.

    “They are not allowing the lawyers access to see him since Wednesday. When you go to the BNI, they say it is a police case. When you go to the police, they send you back. It has been back and forth. 

    “Her feedback to us is that his health is deteriorating significantly. He was already unwell and had recently travelled out of the country for treatment. His condition has worsened, and he is in a dire situation,” Oppong Nkrumah alleged. 

    According to him, authorities are abusing state power and engaging in what he described as deliberately infringing on the rights of Abronye DC.

    “A simple refusal of a bail application should not take seven days for the order to be drafted. It was only in the last hour after my first interview that my lawyers informed me that the court registrars had finally furnished us with a copy of the order,” he said. 

    Weeks after being granted bail in connection with allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements, the outspoken politician was rearrested on Wednesday, May 13. Last year, the court granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with one surety to Abronye DC.

    His lead counsel noted that the recent development brings relief, given that Abronye’s health is deteriorating. Abronye has been charged with offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace. Abronye’s legal team is currently working to meet the bail conditions to secure his immediate release.

    He made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, September 9. On September 12, Circuit Court Judge Samuel Bright Acquah remanded Abronye DC for the second time.

    During the court proceeding, the NPP Bono Chairman’s legal team requested bail after the presiding judge scheduled his next appearance for the next three days.

    However, the presiding judge at the Accra Circuit Court denied their request. Abronye will return to court on Friday, September 19. Ghana Police, in an official statement shared on their Twitter page, confirmed the NPP member’s arrest on Monday, September 8.

    “The Ghana Police Service has today, 08/09/25, arrested Mr. Kwame Baffoe @ Abronye for Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace”, confirming he is in their custody awaiting arraignment before the Court.

    He arrived in handcuffs, escorted by police officers from a black police van known as “Black Maria, sparking bitter concerns among members of the opposition NPP, including the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha.The court denying him bail visibly did not sit well with some members of the opposition NPP, who appeared in court in solidarity with their member.

    During a media engagement, he complained bitterly about how the Chairman’s case of misdemeanour was being treated like a criminal case when it is a civil case. He said Abronye wasn’t a criminal to be transported in handcuffs and in a Black Maria, citing it as a waste of taxpayers’ money and time of concerned individuals.

    He warned the government against what he described as the mistreatment of NPP party members, stating that, “Power has an end, the tables will turn, and we will all have our revenge”.

    Criticising the Ghana Police for bias, he announced an upcoming protest against the law enforcement agency in the coming days, which he will lead.

    Also, the lawyer of the accused Daniel Martey Addo, the Managing Counsel at Nkrumah & Associates, while commending the adherence to legal proceedings following his client’s arraignment in court, he, however, stated that, “it appears that the prosecution would just want him to be remanded.

    For whatever reason you gave us an invite, and the charges levelled against my client were just misdemeanors, and in law, you would know that there are categories of offences, and misdemeanor is the basic one that shouldn’t be should not be the reason an accused person should be remanded.”

    Armed police officers stormed the residence of former NPP Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, in search of Abronye on Sunday, September 8.Weeks ago, Abronye made headlines after he formally wrote to eight different countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, the United States, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany, seeking protection for his safety in Ghana.

    Defending his reason for seeking asylum, he added that “consistent, escalating political persecution, threats to my life, and systemic abuse of state security powers by the current Government of Ghana”.

    Abronye’s arrest comes days after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) held into custody the presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, for alleged financial misappropriation and other related misconduct.

    On Wednesday, September 3, Kofi Akpaloo was picked up at his residence in Kumasi by EOCO officials for interrogation. Mr Akpaloo vied for the presidency in the 2024 general elections.

    Before the election, Akpaloo expressed strong confidence in his chances for a decisive win, predicting victory over major contenders.However, he obtained 5,219, which is 0.09%. Recently, EOCO has given much attention to investigating high-profile political figures and business leaders.

    The Economic and Organised Crime Office was established by the Economic and Organised Crime Office Act, 2010 (Act 804) as a specialized agency to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime and, on the authority of the Attorney-General, prosecute these offenses to recover the proceeds of crime and provide for related matters.

    The EOCO has similar mandates to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Recently, the OSP released a fifty-page report covering investigations and prosecutions carried out between January 1 and July 31 this year.

    The OSP’s Seventh Half-yearly Report is pursuant to Section 3(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959). The document also outlines key developments in the Office’s operations.

    According to the OSP, despite resistance from powerful interests, it stayed focused on executing its mandate during this period. As such, the Office successfully progressed significant corruption-related investigations to the stage of court proceedings, while also initiating new inquiries into suspected acts of corruption.

    “Then again, the Office, as one of three implementing partners of the new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Strategy and Implementing Plan, is fashioning and molding anti-corruption structures that would stand the test of time. The task ahead remains formidable. Much more so is our resolve to perform.

    “This reporting period was characterized by intensification of the Office’s prosecutorial mandate. We advanced high-profile investigations to court and initiated bold inquiries into suspected corruption, often in the face of deep-seated resistance from entrenched interests.

    “Notwithstanding these expected challenges, the Office remains resolute and guided by the rule of law, fairness, firmness, evidence-based action, and the interest of the public. We recognise that the fight against corruption cannot be waged and won only through punitive action and incarceration,” parts of the report read.

    The legislative framework of the Office of the Special Prosecutor mandates the Authority to crack down on corruption, recover assets, and confiscate illicit property.

    “Indeed, the legislative set-up of the Office leans heavily on corruption-prevention and asset recovery and disgorgement of tainted property. Consequently, we proceed on sustainable anti-corruption outcomes by pairing enforcement with robust prevention and asset recovery, especially founded on our unique plea bargaining regime.

    “In this spirit, the Office scaled up its preventive mandate through active engagement with public institutions, private sector actors, civil society- and secured convictions and asset recovery through impactful plea bargaining.”We also reckon that the nation’s anti-corruption legal framework requires re-imagination, modernization, and retooling to address the immense scale and complexity of modern corruption in the context of our social, economic, and political constructs.

    “On this score, the Office has proposed the inclusion of a new chapter in the Constitution dedicated to the fight against corruption through definitive constitutional expression by the institution of proposed concrete measures to effectively and comprehensively suppress and repress corruption in public life as well as in the private sector chief among which include lifestyle audit non-conviction-based asset recovery, enhanced asset declaration and verification regime, and reverse onus presumption of corruption as the foundation of both anti-corruption criminal proceedings and civil asset recovery proceedings,” parts of the report added.

    The Office is also leading the charge in respect of the passage of a comprehensive Corrupt Practices Act and Conduct of Public Officers Act. Currently, sixty-seven(67) cases are being handled by the Office, all of which are undergoing comprehensive review.

    The corruption cases being investigated by OSP include: Minerals Income Investment Fund, Ghana Airports Company Limited, Ghana Education Service, National Commission on Culture, Ghana Revenue Authority/Tata Consulting Services, National Service Authority, Ministry of Health/Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, and National Cathedral.

    The others are: Tema oil refinery and Tema Energy and Processing Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, State lands, Stool lands, and other Vested lands, Illegal Mining, National Sports Authority, Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, and Estate of Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, alias Sir John.

    It further hinted that “There were seven (7) convictions and one (1) acquittal in respect of the cases pending before the criminal courts during the period under review. The Office has filed an appeal in respect of the case in which the accused was acquitted.

    Additionally, one hundred and fifty-two (152) cases are at the preliminary investigation stage, with the OSP assuring that details will be made public once they progress to the next stage.

    The Office is also seized with one hundred and fifty-two (152) other cases at the preliminary investigation stage. These may be publicised if the Special Prosecutor determines that they are within the mandate of the Office and that they should be moved past the preliminary investigation stage.

    This is a policy intended to protect the privacy of individuals and the business operations of institutions and companies, and to avoid unnecessary stigmatization.

  • NPP’s petition against me has no basis – Abronye DC

    NPP’s petition against me has no basis – Abronye DC

    Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has reacted to petitions against him by some members of the party.
    Speaking to the media on Tuesday, September 30, Abronye stated, “I will say that the petition itself is frivolous. The petition has no basis.”

    On Tuesday, September 30, Abronye DC, was referred to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee over alleged misconduct. This was contained in a petition submitted by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong.


    According to the letter, Abronye DC is damaging the party’s image and unity, hence the recent development.“Unbecoming of a member” and “gravely detrimental to the image, unity, and integrity of the organisation.

    “Mr Baffoe is reported to have publicly insulted Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, a distinguished member of the Party, with derogatory statements, including a claim that ‘even the elephant has more wisdom than Hon. Agyapong.’ Such remarks are unprintable, defamatory, and damaging to the reputation of Hon. Agyapong and the Party at large.


    “Mr Baffoe further alleged that the General Secretary deliberately concealed a report that purportedly implicated Hon. Agyapong as the destroyer of the Party and recommended his expulsion. These allegations are false, malicious, and injurious to the integrity of the Office of the General Secretary,” part of the letter read.


    The charges against Abronye DC include making derogatory remarks against the party’s flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, where he is said to have stated that ‘even the elephant has more wisdom than Hon. Agyapong.


    Additionally, Abronye DC has been accused of disclosing while manipulating the contents of a disciplinary committee report which investigated the factors behind the NPP’s lost in the 2024 elections. Although the report by the committee has been withheld from the general public.


    In a related development, the New Patriotic Party has directed petitions against Deputy Director of Communications, Ernest Owusu Bempah, to the National Council for consideration.
    This was announced in a statement released on Tuesday, September 24, after the party said it received several petitions from members demanding his removal from office over his conduct of “grave concern.”


    “The Party reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding discipline, safeguarding its values, and ensuring that all matters are handled with fairness and transparency,” the statement signed by the general secretary Justin Kodua indicated.

    The National Council is the highest decision-making body between congresses. Reacting to the petitions, Mr. Owusu-Bempah noted, “All the statements I have made have been about leadership. I said Kennedy Agyapong will deal with galamsey even if it involves his mother or sister. I did not insult anyone”.


    Meanwhile, a recent Global InfoAnalytics tracking poll has named former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the people’s preferred candidate to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2028 general election against his closest contender, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.


    The poll suggests that 57% of voters prefer Dr Bawumia as the party’s presidential candidate, while 29% picked Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.


    The other contenders, i.e., former Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, secured 6%, Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong, polled 5%, while former NPP General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong, registered 3%.


    In the critical swing regions of Greater Accra, Central, and Western, Dr Bawumia also leads decisively with 57%, followed by Kennedy Agyapong at 32%. Dr Adutwum and Dr Acheampong each secured 4%, while Kwabena Agyapong obtained 3%.


    The survey further indicates that in a potential runoff between Dr Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong, Dr. Bawumia would extend his lead with 62% against Agyapong’s 38%.


    Among NPP delegates, Dr Bawumia remains firmly ahead with 47%, while Kennedy Agyapong trails with 17%. Dr Acheampong and Dr Adutwum received 3% and 1% respectively, with Kwabena Agyapong also at 1%. However, 27% of delegates remain undecided, and 4% declined to disclose their preference.


    In a runoff scenario within the delegates’ poll, Dr Bawumia commands 49%, compared to Kennedy Agyapong’s 19%, with 27% undecided and 5% declining to disclose.


    The vetting committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, September 23, assessed the former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and four other persons contesting to lead the party into the 2028 elections.


    The four others who have expressed interest in contesting, include Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum (former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe), Bryan Acheampong (Member of Parliament for Abetifi), former party General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong, and former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.


    On Tuesday, July 29, the NPP opened nominations for its 2028 flagbearer position. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s 2024 flagbearer and former Vice President, Kennedy Agyapong, Kwabena Agyepong, and Dr. Osei Adutwum have all picked up nomination forms.


    Former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, officially filed his nomination forms on Tuesday, August 26. Party executives received the nomination forms from former Assin Central MP and presidential hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong on Wednesday, August 27.


    Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum filed his nomination forms for the NPP flagbearer race on Thursday, August 28, 2025. In the meantime, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has received strong backing from 268 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), who paid him a visit in June to pledge their support.


    Former Energy Minister and running mate of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has decided to throw his weight behind Dr Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the party’s presidential primaries in 2026.


    In an interview on Asempa FM on August 26, the former minister noted that he remains grateful to the former Vice President who decided to make him his running mate despite the many individuals who advised him to do otherwise.


    According to Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, Dr Bawumia was engaged countless times by some bigwigs in the party to pick someone else to be his running mate.


    “I am not ungrateful. Look at this big party and all the people who were praying for the running mate slot; he ignored all of them and made me his running mate.


    “I know it was a difficult situation, but a lot of people don’t know. Some bigwigs in the party went to Dr Bawumia to tell him not to make me the running mate, but he ignored them. There are some names that, if I mentioned them, you would be shocked. Some even took him to offices to advise him against me, but still he chose me.


    He thus said, “So, I cannot be ungrateful to him… For those who stood in the flagbearership contest, everyone knows Kennedy Agyapong is my friend, but I am still for Bawumia”.


    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made room for new additions to its already approximately 220,000 delegates who are eligible to vote in its presidential primaries slated for Saturday, January 31, next year.


    In a statement dated August 26, signed and shared by the Secretary of the Presidential Elections Committee, Williams Yamoah, the party announced that registration has been opened for an additional 60,000 new delegates, which include nineteen new categories of people.


    This directive follows reforms adopted at the party’s National Annual Delegates Conference held in Accra on Saturday, July 19.
    The statement explained: “In accordance with Article 13(1)(11) of the Constitution of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and pursuant to the motion on transitional provisions adopted at the National Annual Delegates Conference held in Accra on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the following new categories of Party officials and dignitaries have been included in the upcoming Presidential Primary voter register.”


    The updated voter register, also known as the party album, will now include several new categories of officials and dignitaries. These are: all former regional and constituency executives, members of the National Council of Elders, 30 members of the National Council of Patrons, all past national officers, former party-card-bearing MPs and parliamentary candidates, as well as former party-card-bearing ministers and deputy ministers.


    Other groups added to the list are external branch executives, former external branch executives, and key members of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), including presidents of recognised institutions, the National TESCON Coordinator, regional coordinators, and one TESCON patron from each institution.

    Additionally, 10 members from each Regional Council of Elders, 10 patrons from each region, and five members and patrons from each constituency have also been included.


    The statement directed that “all officers that fall under the categories above are requested to register their names with their respective organisational structures, including the National Secretariat, Regions, Constituencies and External Branches, as applicable, with immediate effect.”To make the registration process easier, the statement clarified that a digital link would be circulated to External Branch Executives for online registration.

    All other qualified members were advised to liaise with their respective regions and constituencies to register. However, the forms are to be accessed via the party’s official website. “The registration form may be downloaded from the Party’s official website.

  • Mahama’s aide threatens legal action against Abronye, seeks GHS10m compensation over GHS95k salary claims

    Mahama’s aide threatens legal action against Abronye, seeks GHS10m compensation over GHS95k salary claims

    Special Aide and Presidential Advisor to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has threatened to take legal action against Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), over what her lawyers have described as “false, reckless, and malicious” comments.

    In a legal notice issued on April 3, 2025, by R.O. Solomon Consulting, Mogtari’s legal team is demanding a full retraction of the statements, a public apology, and compensation of GH₵10 million for defamation.

    The dispute arose from comments Abronye made during a March 26, 2025 interview on Net 2 TV, where he claimed that Mogtari had turned down a ministerial role in favor of a presidential staffer position, which he alleged comes with a salary of GH₵95,000 per month.

    He further claimed that this supposed financial comfort had made her “disrespectful to everyone in Ghana.”

    According to the legal notice, these remarks have since been widely circulated across various platforms, including GhanaWeb and social media, leading to “serious embarrassment and damage” to Mogtari’s reputation.

    The letter accuses Abronye of spreading misinformation with no factual basis, asserting that the details of Mogtari’s appointment are a matter of public record and could have easily been verified.

    “Our client’s reputation, both personally and professionally, has come under attack due to your statements,” the letter reads.

    “She has received numerous phone calls and messages from friends, family, and colleagues questioning the claims.”

    Mogtari, through her lawyers, is demanding that Abronye publicly retract his statements and issue a full, sincere apology. This apology should be shared on all the platforms where the remarks were originally made, including Net 2 TV, GhanaWeb, MyJoyOnline, Channel One TV, and Citi FM.

    If Abronye does not meet these demands, her legal team has warned that they will take legal action to address what they believe is an intentional attack on her reputation.

  • Abronye DC summoned by NIB over GHc550m hoarding claims against Mahama

    Abronye DC summoned by NIB over GHc550m hoarding claims against Mahama

    The Bono Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC, has been summoned by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) over allegations he made against former President John Dramani Mahama.

    In a letter issued by the Bono Regional Commander of the NIB, Abronye was invited to assist with investigations following claims he made during a television interview.

    According to the letter, Abronye alleged that President Mahama was hoarding GH¢550 million intended for disbursal to former appointees at the Jubilee House.

    The NPP regional chairman also leveled accusations of corruption linked to the revocation of appointments made by the previous administration.

    The NIB directive instructs Abronye to appear at the Bureau’s office in Accra on February 26, 2025, to provide further clarification on his claims.

    “I have been instructed by the Director of Investigations of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to invite you to meet him on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM at KAWUKUDU in the Greater Accra Region to assist the Bureau in investigating the allegations you leveled against His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama,” the letter reads.

    The allegations, made during an appearance on Movement in the Morning, a breakfast show on Movement TV hosted by Kwaku Dawuro, include claims that Mahama is allegedly withholding GH¢550 million meant for dismissed government appointees.

    The letter further stated, “You further accused the administration of corruption in the recruitment and revocation processes.”

    Abronye is expected to provide evidence or clarification to aid the investigation into these serious claims.

  • Abronye denies accusing Organised Labour of bribe demand from National Security Ministry

    Abronye denies accusing Organised Labour of bribe demand from National Security Ministry

    Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, has refuted allegations made against him by the National Security Ministry in its recent statement.

    In the statement, National Security dismissed claims allegedly made by Abronye DC during an interview on Wontumi TV, where he was said to have accused the leadership of Organised Labour of demanding a bribe to call off a planned strike.

    The ministry described these allegations as “baseless and unfounded,” stating that no financial demands were made during its engagement with Organised Labour.

    It urged the public to disregard such claims.

    However, in a rejoinder, Abronye sought to set the record straight, emphasising that he never made such allegations during his conversation with Wontumi TV.

    He denied implicating the leadership of Organised Labour, clarifying that the individual he referred to was the Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah.

    According to Abronye, Ansah demanded a substantial sum of five million Ghana Cedis (GHC 5 million) from certain members of the ruling NPP to prevent Organised Labour from staging demonstrations against the government.

    He further claimed that, upon the refusal of this demand, Joshua Ansah developed a personal dislike for the party, leading him to allegedly attempt to tarnish the NPP’s reputation.

    “In the said interview, I made an emphatic and true statement that, Joshua Ansah (in person) and not the leadership of Organised Labour demanded five million Ghana cedis from some members of the New Patriotic Party in order to curtail Organised Labour demonstrations against the Government and the Party since we are in an election year.

    I continued by stating that, because that request was turned down, Joshua Ansah has developed some form of hatred against the NPP government and therefore has decided to make the NPP government unpopular…” he noted.

    Abronye also expressed disappointment with the National Security Ministry’s “knee-jerk reaction” in issuing a response without first verifying the accuracy of the claims.

    He suggested that the ministry should have reviewed the recordings of the interview to confirm the truth before making any public statements.

    “As a respected Ministry, I suggest the Minister should have called for the recordings of the said interview to ascertain the veracity, or accuracy of the false complaint lodged by the corrupt General Secretary of the Organised Labour,” he added.

  • Abronye ‘proves to critics’ he is more than qualified to be on TOR board, posts ‘CV’ on social media

    Abronye ‘proves to critics’ he is more than qualified to be on TOR board, posts ‘CV’ on social media

    Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC has taken to his personal Facebook page on March 19, 2024, to announce his recent appointment to the board of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), a state-owned entity.

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a communiqué earlier this week revealed that he has chosen Abronye to serve as a board member at TOR, a decision Abronye seemingly justified by sharing a condensed version of his CV, emphasizing his academic background in law and the oil and gas sector.

    In his post, Abronye listed his qualifications as follows:

    • MBA in Petroleum Economics and Finance from Coventry University, UK
    • MSc Energy Economics from GIMPA
    • LLB Hons from KAAF University
    • LLM in ADR from the University of Ghana
    • Chartered Energy Economics from the Global Academy of Finance and Management, USA

    According to his post, Abronye is also currently pursuing an Advanced LLM in Energy Law at the North Sea Partnership in the Netherlands, University of Groningen.

    The appointments to the TOR Board were communicated in a letter dated March 18, 2024, signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, the Executive Secretary to the president.

    The letter, addressed to the Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, announced an 11-member board, with Mr Leon Kendon Apenteng and Mr Kofi Mocumbi nominated by the president as Board Chair and Managing Director respectively.

    The letter instructed the Minister for Energy to take the necessary steps to implement these appointments in accordance with the Companies Act, 2019 (ACT 992) and the Regulations of the Company.

  • Akufo-Addo selects Abronye DC for Tema Oil Refinery board membership

    Akufo-Addo selects Abronye DC for Tema Oil Refinery board membership

    President Akufo-Addo has put forward Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye DC, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as a nominee for the Board of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Company Limited.

    In addition to Abronye DC, Leon Kendon Appenteng has been nominated for the position of board chairman, while Kofi Mocumbi Tagoe has been nominated as the managing director of the company.

    These nominations were announced in a statement dated March 18, signed by Secretary to the President Nana Bediatuo Asante. This announcement follows the reconstitution of the Board of Tema Oil Refinery Company Limited.

    “Kindly take the necessary steps to give immediate effect on these nominations in accordance with the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992) and the Regulations of the Company,” the statement read.

    Other individuals nominated for positions on the board include Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Mrs. Edith Sapara-Grant, Nana Aka Bakoma Prempeh, Mrs. Lorraine Crabbe Ababio, Mr. Joseph Mensah Browne, Mr. Alfred George Thompson, Mr. Paul Kwaku Kyei Ofori, and Mr. Herbert Ato Morrison.

    Read the full statement below:

  • Abronye DC announces 36-day thanksgiving march for Akufo-Addo, NPP government

    Abronye DC announces 36-day thanksgiving march for Akufo-Addo, NPP government

    Kwame Baffoe, commonly referred to as Abronye DC and serving as the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is gearing up to lead a 36-day march aimed at conveying appreciation to the president and his administration.

    This procession, organized under the banner of the Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance (PaFFAG), is scheduled to take place in Accra, commencing on December 1, 2023, and concluding on January 5, 2024.

    In a letter dated October 23, 2023, and addressed to the Ghana Police Service, as reported by GhanaWeb, Abronye clarified that the primary objective of this march is to express gratitude to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government.

    The group underscored that the government merits recognition for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its efforts in steering the nation’s economic recovery following the pandemic’s impact.

    “We are writing to request permission to hold a peaceful procession in Accra from 1st December 2023 to 5th January, 2024, the purpose of this procession or assembly is to express our heartfelt appreciation to His Excellency President Akufo Addo for sustaining the nation through Covid-19 pandemic and setting the nation on a path of economic recovery,” parts of the letter read.

    “We have carefully selected 37 bus stop to Jubilee House as the route for this demonstration due to its visibility and accessibility. We assure you that we will take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of all participants and the general public,” it said of the chosen route.

    “We would be grateful for the opportunity to meet with a representative from the police department to discuss our plans in more detail and address any concerns or questions you may have,” it concluded.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcZI5YLG0vA
  • Abronye fumes over ‘too much indiscipline and gossiping’ in NPP presidential race

    Abronye fumes over ‘too much indiscipline and gossiping’ in NPP presidential race

    Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe Abronye, has alleged that some organizers within the party’s potential presidential candidates are engaging in undisciplined behavior and unproductive rumors.

    He holds the view that it is inappropriate for a representative of a presidential contender, who strongly criticized him during their regional campaign, to actively create problems within the party.

    “There has been indiscipline and unnecessary gossiping by coordinators or some presidential aspirants.

    “These coordinators have made it a point to destroy some delegates or party officers in order to make money from them,” Mr Abronye disclosed in a letter dated August 20, 2023.

    He continued: “It is unnecessary and undisciplined for a regional officer to be coordinator for more than 5 presidential aspirants, promising them the number of votes they will receive from him.”

    He has also indicated that after extensive consultation, he has decided not to be part of the party’s upcoming special delegates congress.

    The Bono regional chairman cataloged a number of reasons he wants to abstained from the congress including alleged extortion.

  • I’m at loggerheads with Akufo-Addo – Abronye DC reveals

    I’m at loggerheads with Akufo-Addo – Abronye DC reveals

    Chairman for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Bono Region, Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has vowed not to ever talk to Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa AKufo-Addo.

    He says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been unfair to him throughout his administration and for that reason, he has decided to sever ties with the President. 

    What broke the camel’s back according to Abronye was the fact that he applied for the vacant Electoral Commission job but the President failed to give him the appointment with the excuse that he did not want to appoint a known party member. 

    “There is nowhere in Ghana’s constitution which says people appointed to the Electoral Commission should not be Ghanaians. There is nowhere in the constitution which says people appointed to the Electoral Commission should not be members of the NPP, NDC, CPP. So far as you are a Ghanaian, you are worthy of working at the electoral commission. 

    The NDC that is up in arms over the recent appointments also did the same when they had power. They appointed Hajia Sadatu Maida who recently retired from the Commission and was the daughter of a known NDC man.

    “I realized she will be retiring so I wrote to the President in 2022 to put me there when she leaves but the President told me he cannot do that. He said he will not appoint a known NPP man to the position. I have decided I will never talk to Nana Addo again. I will never talk to him until he leaves power,” Abronye is on record to have said. 

    Abronye believes that he has all it takes and would have been a great appointment for the Electoral Commission if the President had appointed him for the position that became vacant. 

    “I could have done the job because I have experience with elections in Ghana. I don’t know the guy he had appointed and I don’t have a problem with that but my fight is that I am saddened by the President’s failure to appoint me and I will never talk to him again,” he said in an interview. 


  • ‘Ghana does not entertain criminals and blackmailers like Anas’ – Abronye claims

    ‘Ghana does not entertain criminals and blackmailers like Anas’ – Abronye claims

    Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffor Abronye DC, claims that his criticism of the investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ journalistic approach has been vindicated.

    Abronye said in a Facebook comment that Anas’ defamation lawsuit against Kennedy Agyapong was dismissed by the Accra High Court was proof of his long-held conviction that Anas was a blackmailer and a criminal.

    He posted a 2019 online story in which he criticised the journalist over selective publication of damning investigations he had done on the former government.

    The caption of his post read: “On the 8th March, 2019 I mentioned that Anas is a blackmailer and that he has been collecting huge sums of money to Bury investigations. He buried an investigation he did at Parliament between 2014 -15 after negotiating with John Mahama because the piece implicated several NDC MP’s who were ministers then.

    “Today, I have been vindicated by the court. Anas has destroyed a lot of families with his wicked activities under the guise of journalism.

    “We can’t let things slide like this. All persons who have been destroyed by Anas also deserve justice. Ghana has no space for criminals and blackmailer like Anas.”

    Anas vs. Ken Agyapong defamation case

    An Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, struck out a defamation suit brought by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas against Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.

    The plaintiff, filed the case in 2018, seeking among other reliefs monetary damages to the tune of GH¢25 million.

    However, the court presided by Justice Eric Baah despite finding various claims made by the defendant against the plaintiff as potentially defamatory, ruled that the comments were factual and fair.

    The court subsequently dismissed the suit and awarded the defendant a sum of 50,000 Ghana cedis to cover his legal costs.

    The MP has subsequently referred to the ruling as a victory for straight talk over investigative terrorism.

    The journalist also expressed grave misgivings about the ruling describing it in part as a travesty of justice. He, has also confirmed that his legal team will file an appeal, stressing that his fight against corruption will continue unabated.

  • Supreme Court throws out Abronye’s case against ‘double-salaried’ MPs

    In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by NPP Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, against some former and current Parliamentarians.

    Abronye DC had argued that the actions of the MPs and former government appointees who received double salaries as MPs and ministers or deputy ministers are inconsistent with Article 98 of the Constitution.

    The named individuals are Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu; Alhassan Azong, Fifi Fiave Kwetey, Eric Opoku, Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Mark Owen Woyongo, Comfort Doyoe, Cudjoe Ghansah and Aquinas Tawiah Quansah.

    He wanted the Supreme Court to declare the payment a violation of the constitution and issue an order to compel the MPs to refund the double salaries paid to them.

    The Attorney General’s Office raised an objection to the case. It argued that the jurisdiction of the court had not been properly triggered since the said constitutional provision is clear and did not require interpretation.

    It was also pointed out that the NPP Chairman had the option of using another forum rather than the Supreme Court. The Apex court upheld the arguments describing the case as unmeritorious.

    “After carefully reviewing and hearing counsel in open court, we agree that our jurisdiction has not been properly invoked. The articles referred to require no interpretation.

    “The plaintiffs’ remedy lies in another forum. Because of the frivolous nature of this case, we were minded to award costs personally. But have opted out of policy considerations not to do so”, presiding Justice Nene Amegatcher stated.

    Other panel members included Prof Ashie Kotey, Mariama Owusu, Gertrude Torkonoo Mensah Bonsu, Amadu Tanko and Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi.

    Source: MyJoyOnline

  • Gov’t must ban import of mercury if it’s serious about fight against galamsey – Abronye DC

    The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, a.k.a. Abronye DC, has said that the government is failing in the fight against illegal mining because it has not stopped the factors that encourage it.

    Abronye said that one of the main things that fosters ‘galamsey’ is the easy access to mercury in Ghana.

    He added that if the government is serious about fighting illegal mining, it has to ban the import of mercury.

    “We say we want to stop galamsey, but people have easy access to mercury, which is used for galamsey. Without mercury, illegal mining will cease. Where do they get the mercury from? Does it fall from the sky for them to go and collect it?

    “We import the mercury from other countries. So, if we really want to stop galamsey, one of the main things we can do is to make sure that mercury is not imported into this country.

    “If mercury continues to be imported into the country, whether we like it or not, illegal mining will continue. So, if the lands minister is serious about fighting galamsey, he should make sure import of mercury into Ghana is curtailed,” he said in Twi.

    He also said that the soldiers and other people who have been tasked with stopping the menace are not taking it seriously because they know nothing will happen to them if they fail.

    Speaking in a Neat FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, the NPP regional chairman added that the government should make sure the taskforce charged with stopping the menace swears an oath by the gods.

    “I said that from day one, the taskforce to fight galamsey should be made to swear by the gods. I said this because the members of the committee that was set in 2013 to fight galamsey have all of a sudden become rich. The committee that was set by this government has also been dissolved.

    “Soldiers are sent to protect water bodies, but the waters keep getting polluted, and nothing happens to them,” he noted.

  • How NDC appointees bought 361 state cars valued at $110m for $3m

    The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwame Baffoe, alias Abronye DC, has revealed how several state-owned vehicles were purchased at a discount by former National Democratic Congress (NDC)government officials as they prepared to leave office.

    According to the document sighted by GhanaWeb, 361 automobiles at $110 each were sold to government appointees for a pitiful $3 million.

    Abronye asserted that the state lost $107 million as a result of this.

    “The table above shows 40 out of the available 361 documents exposing how various state cars were purchased by high-rank NDC officials after they had lost the 2016 polls. The total value of all 361 cars was $110, but John Mahama sold it to his appointees at $3m, causing a financial loss of $107m equivalent to GHC1.5 billion to the state,” he shared as part of a press conference organised by the Patriotic Forum for Accountable Governance at the International Press Centre on Monday, September 19, 2022.

    The press conference was on the back of a statement by former President John Dramani Mahama that he will review Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution, which covers emoluments such as ex-gratia for senior government officials if he wins power in 2024.

    But according to Abronye, the former president’s promise is aimed at scoring political points and has no actual commitment behind it.

    He tagged former President Mahama as being the biggest beneficiary of Article 71.

    Per details of the document shared by Abronye, some of the cars, including a 2015 model Toyota Avensis registered WR 2798-15 with a market price of $28,965.00 (GHC167,846.38), were sold to former Deputy Education Minister Alex Kyeremeh for a paltry GHC500.
    Some other beneficiaries of the 361 cars include Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Collins Dauda, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Sylvester Mensah, Murtala Mohammed, Victor Smith, Dr Raymond Atuguba and Dzifa Attivor.

    Abronye noted that a good number of persons who benefited from the sale of the cars were cronies of former President Mahama and officials of the NDC and did not merit an ex-gratia in the first place.

  • NPPs Abronye reportedly drags Akufo-Addo government to Supreme Court over spousal salaries

    Kwame Baffoe Abronye, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has taken the government to the Supreme Court over its decision to formalize the payment of allowances to the spouses of the president and his vice.

    Abronye in his suit argued that the move by government is not enshrined in law and should be outrightly dismissed by the court.

    In papers filed on Thursday, July 8, 2021, Abronye said that the emolument committee which made the proposal which was ratified by parliament and adopted by the government was not clothed with the powers to make such recommendations.

    He is praying the apex court to declare as illegal, the decision by the committee and prevent government from effecting payment to the intended beneficiaries.

    “A declaration that the approval by Parliament to pay salaries to the First and Second Ladies is inconsistent with Article 71 clauses 1 and 2 of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana and consequently be declared null, void, and unenforceable.

    “A declaration that, per article 71 (1) and (2), the position of the First and Second Ladies of Ghana do not fall under the category of public officeholders.”

    The rationalization of the payment of emolument to the first and second ladies has generated backlash on various media platform.

    Two members of Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and one Fredrick Nii Commey have also filed a suit at the Supreme Court challenging the payment.

    In a suit filed on Thursday, July 8, 2021, the MPs for South Dayi and Builsa South, Rockson Dafeamakpor and Clement Apaak respectively said that the committee went beyond its boundaries in roping in the payment of benefits of the first and second ladies in its work.

    The two MPs are seeking the following reliefs;

    1. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 71(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the Prof. Ntiamoah-Baidu Committee appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana under Article 71(1), only had jurisdiction to make recommendations in respect of salaries, allowances payable, facilities and privileges of Article 71 office holders under the 1992 Constitution.

    2. A further declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 71(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the Prof. Ntiamoah-Baidu Committee had no jurisdiction, mandate or authority to make any recommendations in respect of salaries, allowances payable, facilities and privileges of persons other than persons specified under Article 71 of 1992 Constitution.

    3. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 71(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the Prof. Ntiamoah-Baidu Committee exceeded its jurisdiction, mandate and authority when it purported to make recommendations in respect of privileges, facilities, salaries and allowances payable to the 1st and 2nd Ladies of the Republic of Ghana.

    4. A further declaration that the recommendations of the Committee, to the extent that it pertains to the 1st and 2nd Ladies of the Republic of Ghana, are null, void and of no effect.

    5. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of the Constitution, 1992, spouses of the President and the Vice President are not Article 71 office holders for the purposes of receipt of wages and emoluments.

    6. An order declaring the recommendations in respect of privileges, facilities, salaries, and allowances payable to the 1st and 2nd Ladies of the Republic of Ghana as unconstitutional and void.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • NPPs Abronye involved in an accident

    The Bono Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe known as Abronye and his campaign team have escaped death in an accident.

    Although the information about the accident is scanty, MyNewsGh.com can report that Abronye and his entourage were returning from a rally organized at Atuna on Sunday in the Jaman South Constituency when they were involved in an accident.

    The accident is said to have occurred on the Berekum-Drobo road.

    As at the time this website was going to press, we could not confirm if there were any casualties recorded in the accident.

    This year’s political campaigns have recorded a number of road accidents with some of the political parties losing their party members.

    Source: My News GH

  • Akufo-Addo needs four more years to protect the life-changing policies Asenso-Boakye

    Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) needs four more years to protect the life-changing programmes and policies of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

    He said another term in office for President Akufo-Addo will result in Ghana consolidating the gains made so far with the local economy.

    Asenso-Boakye said these on Sunday, November 22 when he led a team of NPP members to some churches to preach the messages of the party ahead of the December 7 elections.

    “We continued the engagement with the church with visits to Ohwim Catholic Church, Ohwim Assemblies of God Church, Ohwim Pentecost Church, and Bronikrom Presbyterian Church,” he said.

    He added: “The message is simple; we need another Four more years; not only to do more for Ghanaians but also to nurture and protect the life-changing programmes and policies implemented by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. #FourMoreToDoMoreForYour #AsensoBoakye4Bantama #VoteNumber1.”

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    Source: 3 News

  • A vote for Akufo-Addo is a vote for better future of the younger generation – Abronye DC

    Kwame Baffoe Abronye, Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged electorates to retain President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in power to secure a better future for the younger generation.

    According to him, the NPP has demonstrated it is ”the only party that builds the future of people” through the implementation of good programs, policies, and social interventions that had inured to the benefit of the citizenry.

    This, he said, warrants President Akufo-Addo to be given another term in office to continue his agenda for the country.

    Chairman Abronye was speaking at a durbar organised by the various professional groups in the Berekum West Constituency to canvass for more votes for the parliamentary candidate Hon Kwaku Agyenim Boateng and President Akufo-Addo ahead of the elections.

    He admonished the various groupings in the Party to eschew every element of complacency and put in hard work in order to secure a resounding victory for the party in the 2020 General Elections.

    Present at the durbar were the Regional Secretary Kofi Ofosu Boateng, 1st Vice Chairman Mr Joseph Mensah, 2nd Vice Chairperson Doris Asoma, Financial Secretary Mr Henry Oppong, Deputy Organizer Kofi Darko, Communications Director Asare Bediako Seth among other bigwigs in the party.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Abronye playing politics; crowd that met me in Bono bigger than Ive ever seen Mahama

    The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama says he was warmly received in the Bono Region during his campaign tour last week contrary to claims by the Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Baffoe (Abronye), that the former president cut short his tour of the region to avoid “disgrace” because of the low turnout recorded at Sunyani Odumasi on Sunday, 21 September 2020.

    Mr Mahama, on the other hand, noted that he was overwhelmed by the rousing reception he received in the area.

    In an interview with Woezor TV on Wednesday, 1 October 2020, to wrap up his three-day tour of the region, Mr Mahama said: “We got there at 1 am, you can’t believe that the chiefs of Odumase No.1 and No. 2 were sitting and waiting for us. The number of people who received us at that time of the night is bigger than anything I’ve ever seen since I started campaigning in Sunyani West since 2008.”

    “It was a very good crowd of enthusiastic young people. They received us very well late in the night and then the next morning, what happened with the exhibition of the register happened and then we left,” he added.

    Mr Mahama noted that Abronye was “definitely playing politics” when he made the claim that he [Mahama] was unhappy with the low turnouts during his campaigns, forcing him to cut short his tour.

    Source: Class FM

  • Chairman Abronye inaugurates campaign team for Wenchi Constituency

    The Bono Regional Secretariat led by Kwame Baffoe Abronye has launched the campaign team for Wenchi Constituency for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.

    The campaign team which is made of businessmen and various professionals will spearhead activities of the party towards the December 7 polls in the constituency.

    The team has been mandated to form and inaugurate campaign teams at the various polling stations within the Constituency as soon as possible.

    The campaign team is chaired by the parliamentary candidate Prof George Gyan Baffour with assistance from the Constituency Chairman Mr. Yaw Gyan.

    Addressing the newly inaugurated Campaign Team members, the Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe Abronye called on the campaign team members to work hard and eschew skirt and blouse attitude to ensure that the parliamentary seat is retained whilst maximizing more votes for the presidential candidate.

    He, therefore, took the opportunity to urge all Party supporters to put aside their differences, unnecessary utterances, and work in unity for victory 2020.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Don’t be deceived by NDC’s lies – Abronye to Ghanaians

    New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe is popularly known as ‘Abronye DC’ has cautioned Ghanaians not to allow themselves to be deceived by the NDC’s manifesto lies.

    According to him, Ghanaians will forever cry and blame themselves for not making the right choice should they give the past NDC government the mandate to rule this country again.

    He has tagged manifestoes drafted by the largest opposition party as a branded ‘satanic manifesto’ used as a tool to deceive citizens to win their thumbs.

    He said there has not been a year that the NDC has been able to fulfill their manifesto promise.

    “All they are good at is to draft the branded satanic manifesto to push citizens to vote them into power and after being granted the power to lead, they now show the colors of who they really are,” he said on UTV’s ‘Adekye Nsroma’ political discussion show.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Abronye DC runs for his life after stones were pelted at him at Wenchi

    Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Kwame Baffle Abronye was sadly given the embarrassment of his life at Wenchi in the Wenchi Constituency of the Bono region.

    What was supposed to be a family meeting for the NPP in bringing peace was marred with throwing of stones, hooting and chants against the Regional Chairman. He had to drive quickly out of the town for safety before something bad could have happened to him.

     The aggrieved New Patriotic Party NPP supporters alleged that Abronye supported the incumbent member of Parliament Professor Gyan Baffour against their preferred candidate one Alfred.

    Abronye who debunked the allegation after the results of the primaries was announced tried to explain himself but was met with that embarrasment of his life. The aggrieved members are still demonstrating as at Press time. They have been on the street since Saturday chanting “No Alfred No Vote”,/” 16 years is enough ” and more.

    The Wenchi Constituency seat has remained safe for the NPP but this act could give the NDC a chance in 2020.

  • ‘Coronavirus restrictions not court injunction to restrain EC’ – Abronye DC

    New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has cautioned members of the largest opposition NDC to stop shifting goalpost for not attending the EC’s meeting.

    According to him their Deputy General Secretary, Peter Boamah Otokunor made known their stance concerning the meeting in public even before the letter of invitation was sent to them.

    He said the NDC should as such stop justifying their reasons for not attending the EC’s last Wednesday meeting.

    He wondered how the NDC alone as a political party have a different time on their invitation letters.

    ’10pm Invitation’

    One of the reasons the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) gave for their recent boycott of an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting was the fact that their invitation letter had the wrong time on it.

    Initial letters sent out by the Electoral Commission (EC) had 10 pm stated as the time for the IPAC meeting. This was later changed to 10 am after the Commission realized their mistake.

    Throwing more light on this during a one-on-one interview on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Deputy Electoral Commission Chair, Dr. Bossman Asare reaffirmed that the EC changed the time and sent corrected copies to the various political parties through their emails.

    He said the letters were sent to two executives in the NDC (names undisclosed) and he has evidence to that effect.

    Dr Bossman Asare further said the NDC is just trying to use the ’10 pm’ error as an excuse.

    Restrictions not court injunction

    Abronye DC in an argument on UTV’s ‘Adekye Nsroma’ newspaper discussion show insisted the “COVID-19 restrictions introduced by President Akufo-Addo are not court injunction to stop the EC from meeting its stakeholders in preparation towards the upcoming general elections”.

    “It is the main reason why members of the Electoral body have found it necessary to reduce members of its stakeholders at a given meeting, therefore, the two separate discussion sessions with a number not exceeding 25 people,” Abronye DC further explained.

    He confirmed the EC has not erred in any of the COVID-19 safety measures outlined by the President as members of some political parties claim.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Akufo-Addo government to complete 998 SHS facilities by end of July – Abronye DC

    Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC) says as part of measures by his parties government to close the gap in the infrastructure deficit of the nations senior high school system, a total of 998 educational facilities are set to be completed across the country by July this year.

    Speaking on Net 2 TV Wednesday, Abronye said the agenda by the Akufo-Addo led government to increase the infrastructural capacity of senior high schools in the country is to make the Free Senior High School policy by the current government successful and sustainable.

    He took a dig at Former President John Dramani Mahama and his NDC administration by claiming they wasted some $156 million which could have otherwise benefited the nation immensely on fruitless ventures while amassing some of the money.

    “Unlike Mahama who went for $156 million dollars and squandered it, all these infrastructures that the current goverment is putting up is from the tax we all pay in this country. Within this short period, we have had a truthful leader who has been able to put up 998 classroom blocks and dormitories in just two years. This has never happened before in the history of this country.

    If this was an NDC government all revenue the country is gaining from its oil resources would have been squandered in the name of capacity building. John Mahama would have gathered a few people and come back to tell us they taught computer, basket weaving and how to ride a bicycle. Yes, our oil money was used to teach people how to ride a bicycle under John Mahama.” He said.

    He alluded that come December when Ghanaians go to the polls they will be faced with two options which is a judicious choice in the person of President Akufo-Addo and the second option of a “fraudster” in the person of ex-president Mahama.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • NDC plans to murder Abronye DC, Kyei-Mensah and me – Kennedy Agyapong claims

    Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has cautioned his fellow party members, Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and NPP Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC  to be very vigilante, as  some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are allegedly plotting their demise.

    Mr. Agyapong in a series of claims against the NDC said that, a group of body builders in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have planned to kill Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

    “Kyei Mensah should listen very carefully, I have heard they have already started advertising that body builders are about to hold a conference advocating for peace in the Ashanti Region. It is a lie. the leaders are King George and one Ibrahim ,and they are want to invite Kyei-Mensah to be their chairman and so during one of their meetings they will start a fight and gun him down……”

    “….we are dealing with evil people. It came up during their first meeting, Kyei-Mensah, myself and Abronye DC, and it has come up again…. and so if you honor their invite, you are dead..,” he  said.

    He pointed out former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph YaminYamin as  leader of the said group  and dared him to deny that fact, threatening to provide minutes of the alleged meeting were all the scheming took place.

    Mr. Agyapong also said, the NDC plans on staging a road accident in killing Abronye DC and himself.

    …”they feel Aabronye and Kennedy will make them lose the elections and so they will use a Sprinter Bus to crash and kill him but they will have persons inside and they want to use the same method on me and blame it on Obinim’s curse…”

    Source: backend.theindependentghana.com