The Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Eric Edem Agbana, has recounted an incident involving National Security operatives storming the residence of former Deputy Minister of Local Government, Kwadwo Agyekum, in 2017.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb TV’s George Ayisi, Agbana expressed concerns over what he described as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) selective approach to constitutionalism and the rule of law.
According to him, under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, there were instances where individuals remained in police custody despite court orders for their release.
He further highlighted what he described as an unprecedented number of National Security raids on private properties and homes, citing a specific case involving a former deputy minister.
“In 2017, I was with former Deputy Local Government Minister Kwadwo Agyekum in his office when we received an early morning call that National Security operatives were at his house looking for him. Without a search warrant, they subjected him to harassment and embarrassment. He later lodged a complaint that some gold bars, for which he had a legal license, had been taken from his home by some of the operatives,” he recounted.
Edem Agbana also questioned the NPP’s newfound advocacy for legal processes, arguing that the party remained silent during its eight years in government despite similar incidents.
“If at any point in time there is an illegality, all of us should speak out. But the pretense that those now raising issues about the legality of ORAL just woke up from an eight-year slumber is something we will not accept,” he asserted.
Agbana’s remarks come in response to concerns raised by the NPP regarding the legality of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) team, an anti-corruption initiative introduced under the John Dramani Mahama-led administration.
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