The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a blistering critique of the government, accusing it of weaponizing state institutions to silence dissent and intimidate political opponents.
At a press conference in Accra, NPP National Organizer Henry Nana Boakye alleged a coordinated pattern of arrests, prosecutions, and security operations targeting critics of the administration led by John Mahama.
“NDC and President Mahama has weaponized EOCO,” Boakye said. “From selective arrests, to midnight raids, to media trials before court trials, he has turned a state agency into an opposition hunting ground.”
A major point of concern for the party is the reported raid on the residence of former official Maxwell Kofi Jumah by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
“We further condemn EOCO for the unlawful invasion… without warrant, without cause, and without shame,” Boakye stated. “That raid was not investigation. It was intimidation.”
The NPP argued that such actions reflect a troubling erosion of civil liberties and rule of law.
“EOCO answers not to law, but to political masters,” he added, warning that the agency has “lost its credibility.”
The party also tied the developments to recent arrests of opposition figures, including Baba Amando and Kwame Baffoe Abronye, describing them as part of a systematic clampdown on dissent.
“When you cannot win the debate, you jail the debater,” Boakye said. “This government is building a conveyor belt of political persecution.”
He questioned what he described as inconsistencies in the application of justice, referencing past comments made by leading figures within the NDC.
“What exactly is the striking difference between Abronye’s statement and that of President Mahama when he was an opposition leader?” he asked.
The NPP further accused the government of diverting attention from pressing national issues.
“Ghanaians did not vote for vendettas. They voted for jobs, lights, water, and beds in hospitals,” Boakye stressed.
He urged the administration to focus on key challenges such as unemployment, rising living costs, energy supply issues, and illegal mining.
Instead of pursuing critics, Boakye said, government should “pay and recruit teachers, recruit and pay nurses… fix galamsey, fix dumsor, reduce the cost of living.”
In a pointed conclusion, he delivered a series of direct messages: “To the Judge: Your robe is not a party card. To the Government: Ghana is not a dictatorship. To Baba Amando: You are not alone.”
The NPP maintains that the developments signal a broader threat to democratic governance and has called for immediate steps to safeguard free speech and the independence of state institutions.
