Michael Okyere Baafi, the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South has claimed President John Dramani Mahama wants to change Ghana’s constitution to introduce lawlessness.
According to Michael Okyere Baafi, President Mahama has befriended Sahel state leaders who are fond of coups and now want to introduce lawlessness in Ghana.
Speaking in an interview with Movement TV, Okyere Baafi stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has now made friends with the Sahelian countries who are fond of coups. So they want to change Ghana’s constitution and introduce lawlessness. That is what has been visited on the people and we politicians have to fight it”.
“We came in peace. Our issue is that if Chairman Wontumi has violated the law and he has been charged he should be sent to court. The bail condition must be reduced, Wontumi is a member of the NPP and he will not flee this country.
You don’t need to create unnecessary tension and embarrassment for the government and the State. We are warning that if Chairman Wontumi is not released today, we will causes a lot of problems in this country”, he added.
His comments 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.
Wontumi’s legal team revealed that despite meeting the bail conditions, Wontumi’s release has been stalled due to a fresh legal application filed earlier in the day.
“My client is not going home tonight. We encountered a challenge that needs to be addressed before we can move forward,” he explained.
“Unknown to me, an application was filed to frustrate what we are doing. We will deal with it on Monday. It is an application that was not filed by me, but it has prohibited his release,” Appiah-Kubi noted.
However, speaking in an interview with Oyerepa TV/FM, Andy Appiah Kubi revealed that Wontumi’s arrest and detention were lawful.
According to him, the EOCO has done nothing wrong.
He stated, “Let me explain, the type of arrest they made was an arrest under warrant. So, there was an arrest warrant for Chairman Wontumi… So, if there is anything wrong, it should be the law itself and not the approach.
“The law states that EOCO, as an entity, has the same powers as the police — that is the EOCO Act. So, their work is just like that of the police and includes them arresting upon warrant,” he explained.
Andy Appiah Kubi added, “But the issue with the law is that the warrant should be granted by the court, not by EOCO itself. So, the default in the law is EOCO itself having the power to issue warrants.
Because if the law were such that the court was supposed to issue the warrant to EOCO, the justification for issuing the warrant would be determined in the court, but with this (law), they can decide whether or not to arrest under warrant,” he said.
