Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team and a leading party member in the Bawku Central Constituency, Hon. Henry Inusah Mbilla has criticised the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, accusing him of attempting to divert public attention from the issues surrounding the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
According to Mr. Mbilla, rather than portraying the arrest as political persecution, the NPP leadership should explain to Ghanaians the allegations that prompted the intervention of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). He noted that EOCO is investigating Dennis Miracles Aboagye over alleged misappropriation, misapplication and theft of public funds amounting to approximately GH¢55 million.
He questioned why the NPP General Secretary has remained silent on the substance of the allegations while choosing instead to warn the NDC that the same treatment would be meted out to its members when political power changes hands, arguing that “power is transient.”
“For me, the issue is simple,” Mr. Mbilla said. “If there are allegations involving public funds, the focus should be on establishing the truth through lawful investigations. Ghanaians deserve answers, not political propaganda. Instead of threatening what will happen if the tables turn, the NPP should explain the circumstances that gave rise to these allegations.”
Mr. Mbilla argued that invoking the phrase “power is transient” cannot shield anyone from accountability, insisting that no democratic society should discourage state institutions from investigating allegations involving public resources.
He further questioned the assumption that the NPP would inevitably return to power, saying such confidence ignores the verdict already delivered by the Ghanaian electorate.
“Who says the tables will turn for the NPP?” he asked. “After what many Ghanaians describe as eight years of economic hardship, rising unemployment, high inflation and declining public confidence in governance, it is the people of Ghana—not politicians—who will decide the future. Elections are won through performance, not threats.”
Mr. Mbilla maintained that every Ghanaian, regardless of political affiliation, must be held accountable under the law whenever credible allegations arise. He added that investigations should be allowed to proceed without intimidation or partisan interference.
He therefore called on the NPP leadership to stop politicising lawful investigations and instead address the concerns that have become the subject of public interest.
By Citizen Kofi Owusu
