The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on Parliament to establish a bipartisan committee to investigate recent cocaine seizures linked to Ghana.
The party’s demand follows an incident at the court premises in Kumasi on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, involving the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, and an officer who identified herself as being from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
In a statement signed by the Ashanti Regional Secretary, Dr Francis Adomako, the party said the incident had raised concerns about the conduct of state security agencies and what it described as the targeting of its members.
According to the party, the EOCO officer approached the MP at about noon and attempted to serve him with an invitation or effect his arrest.
The NPP said the incident occurred while the MP was at the court in his capacity as counsel for Salomey Baffoe, a nurse and mother of three who is currently in police custody and was appearing in connection with a bail application.
The party described the conduct of the officer as unlawful and called on EOCO’s leadership to investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
The Ashanti NPP further alleged that the incident amounted to an attempted kidnapping, a claim that has not been independently established.
It also questioned the circumstances surrounding what it described as repeated arrests of NPP members by EOCO, arguing that such actions should not be used to prevent members of the opposition from raising concerns about matters of public interest.
The party linked the incident to the recent cocaine seizures and called for parliamentary scrutiny of the scandals.
It urged the Speaker of Parliament to constitute a bipartisan committee to investigate the cocaine-related cases, including the operations of state security agencies involved in combating narcotics trafficking.
The Ashanti NPP said such an inquiry would help establish the facts surrounding the seizures and address concerns about Ghana’s alleged emergence as a transit point for cocaine.
The party also appealed to the Peace Council, Ghana Bar Association, civil society organisations, the clergy, Imams, traditional leaders and other stakeholders to speak against what it described as abuses of citizens’ rights.
It said it would pursue all lawful and constitutional avenues to challenge what it considers unlawful actions by EOCO and other state agencies.
