Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has descended heavily on the Mahama-led administration, accusing it of weaponising state institutions against the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
It cited the circumstances under which former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Maxwell Kofi Jumah was arrested as an example of the vindictive action of the government.
“The pattern of conduct is unmistakable and deliberate: a raid to intimidate; a seizure of personal property to destabilise; and a formal arrest to send a chilling message across the entire NPP,” the Effutu Member of Parliament (MP) said in a statement on Wednesday, April 29.
“The goal of this Government is to weaken the NPP as a political force capable of holding the Mahama administration accountable. That agenda will fail.”
He said the NPP will deploy every constitutional, parliamentary and legal resource at the party’s disposal to defend Mr Kofi Jumah and democratic order.
“Governments that turn State power against political opponents always pay a democratic price.
“The NPP will ensure that the Mahama administration is no exception.”