NPP to stage demo on Sept 23 over ‘arrest’ of party executives
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to stage a demonstration on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, to protest what it describes as state-sponsored harassment by the Ghana Police Service against some of its members.
The announcement was made by the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, in a Facebook post on Friday, September 12.
The decision follows the remand of the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, by an Accra Circuit Court. He was ordered to remain in police custody for two weeks to allow prosecutors more time to conduct investigations.
Abronye DC was first arrested on Monday, September 8, over what police described as “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.” He has since remained in custody.
Reacting to the development, Salam Mustapha wrote on Facebook: “Tuesday, 23rd September, the National Youth Wing will organise a demo against the state-sponsored police harassment. From Obra Spot to police headquarters. 6 a.m. sharp!”
Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, is also subject of a major criminal investigation involving allegations of fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering. Other party affiliates have also reportedly been arrested on different dates over separate cases.
The leadership of the youth wing says the upcoming protest is expected to draw large numbers of NPP supporters, insisting it will resist what it perceives as politically motivated actions by state institutions.
