Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin the minority leader in parliament has warned the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer that he will not be at EOCO forever.
The minority leader emphasised that Raymond Archer must be mindful of how he conducts his duties as power is transient.
Speaking during the minority in parliament sit-in outside the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crime Office Afenyo Markin stated, “I want to say something to my respected friend Raymond Archer. He will not be the Executive Director of EOCO forever. Someday, he will no longer be there.
He must be mindful of how he goes about things. You call them, and they won’t even respond; you try to engage them, they say okay, but the next moment, they start tossing you around”.
He added, “We will continue to peacefully dialogue with them. I’m not saying that if Wontumi has done anything wrong, he should not go through due process. But don’t harass him; don’t persecute him. The man is sick, he is in their sick bay—do they want him to die so they can mourn him?
“If the NPP were in power and a regional chairman of another party had been arrested, we would have heard what the NDC would say. You summon someone all the way from the Ashanti Region, he drives himself here, and this is the treatment he receives? Is that what we call democracy?” he questioned.
He further called on the President to intervene in the matter by calling his hawks to order.
“I am taking this opportunity to appeal to President Mahama. It is my humble appeal that he calls those hawks to order. He should give them a new code of conduct—a new working ethic. Treating someone humanely does not prevent you from investigating them”, he added.
His comment comes on the back of Chairman Wontumi still in the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after failing to meet bail conditions.
Chairman Wontumi was arrested by EOCO following a visit to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters on Tuesday, May 27 shortly after leaving the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra.
He was granted bail of GH₵50 million with two sureties on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, however, his legal team on Wednesday had not fully satisfied the conditions required to secure his release.
According to the information gathered Chairman Wontumi has secured one surety but needs one more to meet full bail conditions.
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You will not be Executive Director of EOCO forever. Be mindful!”
– Afenyo Markin to Raymond Archer
— Mr Irish (@MrIrish3) May 29, 2025
