Moses Klomega, an aspiring Deputy Communications Officer for the Tema West Constituency, and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Bureau for Tema West, has called on political parties and citizens to respect the laws of Ghana and allow the country’s security institutions to carry out their constitutional mandate independently.
Speaking on Adekyee Mu Nsem, the morning show on Ahotor 92.3 FM hosted by Citizen Kofi Owusu in Accra, Klomega expressed concern over what he described as the growing practice of political supporters massing up at the offices of state security agencies whenever a politician or public official is invited for questioning or arrested.
According to him, this trend wrongly portrays legitimate law enforcement actions as political persecution.
He argued that the work of state security institutions is not intended to intimidate any citizen but to uphold the law. He stressed that no individual is above the law and that being invited or arrested to assist with investigations regarding one’s stewardship in government should not automatically be interpreted as political victimisation.
Klomega noted that similar situations occurred in the past when former National Democratic Congress (NDC) ministers and government officials were invited by security agencies for investigations. He maintained that political parties should cooperate with law enforcement rather than mobilise supporters to stage protests at security offices.
He described recent calls by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for its members to gather at security offices following the arrest of party officials as unfortunate and politically inappropriate.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the arrest and detention of New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications team member Dennis Miracles Aboagye, accusing the government of using arrests to intimidate political opponents.
In a post on X on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Oppong Nkrumah said the government’s handling of the arrest sets a dangerous precedent and threatens Ghana’s democratic and legal gains.
“The use of arrests and detention as a tool to intimidate political opponents by this government is just shocking,” he wrote.
Oppong Nkrumah argued that Aboagye, who was arrested by officers of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) upon his arrival at the Accra International Airport, was not a flight risk and could have been invited to assist with investigations instead of being detained.
“When a man is easily locatable, there is no reason for which you will arrest and detain him on a Saturday to be investigated the following week,” he said.
He further warned that such actions could undermine Ghana’s progress in strengthening the rule of law.
“The precedents being set by this government just undermine all the decades of progress we’ve made as a country on matters of rule of law,” Oppong Nkrumah added.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye was arrested by EOCO officers with the assistance of immigration officials after arriving in Ghana on Sunday. The NPP has alleged that Aboagye’s lawyers and senior party officials were denied access to him and that no formal charges had been filed at the time of the party’s statement.
