The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has criticized the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for summoning Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Chairman Abronye.
He described the move as a selective application of justice and an attempt to intimidate NPP members.
In a statement released today, Nana Boakye argued that the NIB did not take any action when false corruption allegations were made against President Nana Akufo-Addo by members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
However, when Chairman Abronye questioned former President John Mahama about the allocation of GH¢550 million budgeted for newly recruited personnel, particularly in light of their mass dismissal, he was summoned by the NIB.
“If no one was summoned or arrested for making false allegations against former President Akufo-Addo while he was in office, why should Chairman Abronye be invited for legitimately questioning the allocation of budgeted funds for personnel who have been dismissed by President Mahama?” Nana Boakye questioned.
The NPP National Organiser further alleged that the NDC is using the NIB to target former appointees of the Akufo-Addo administration, claiming that the agency is set to arrest several NPP members this week.
Nana Boakye also listed multiple instances where high-profile NDC members allegedly made false corruption claims against President Akufo-Addo without facing any repercussions.
Among the allegations cited were statements from leading NDC figures, including former President Mahama, Asiedu Nketia, Fiifi Kwetey, and Sammy Gyamfi, who accused the Akufo-Addo administration of corruption and mismanagement.
To resist what he described as political persecution, Nana Boakye declared that “the Elephant Soldiers,” led by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, would accompany Chairman Abronye to the NIB in solidarity.
This development adds to the growing political tension between the ruling NPP and the opposition NDC as Ghana prepares for the upcoming general elections.
Observers are keenly watching how the NIB and other state institutions will handle such politically charged allegations in the months ahead.
Story By: Robicon Mornahson
