‘Due process has to be followed’ – Kodua Frimpong on attempted arrest of Ntim Fordjour

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has criticised National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) officers over what he describes as a disregard for due process in the recent attempt to invite a Member of Parliament for questioning.

This comes after operatives of the NIB stormed the home of Assin South MP and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Interior and Defence Committee, Rev Ntim Fordjour, to execute an arrest warrant.

In an interview on OTEC FM’s afternoon show dubbed Dwabrem on Wednesday April 9, 2025, Mr Kodua expressed his disappointment over how the situation was handled, describing the chaos that erupted as “needless and unwarranted.”

According to him, Ghana is a country governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men, and therefore, appropriate legal procedures should have been followed in inviting a sitting Member of Parliament.

 “We are a country governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men. As a Member of Parliament, there are clear constitutional provisions and procedures by which an MP can be invited. The first question we want to ask the current administration is: Was that process followed? The answer is no.”

Mr Kodua further argued that if the authorities were acting in good faith, they would have written officially to the Speaker of Parliament to request the MP’s appearance before any security agency, in line with constitutional requirements, “but not this ‘rambo-style’ approach, he told the programme’s host Prince Nii Adde, aka Dr Cash”

He questioned why the government would choose to create such tension over an invitation when no crime had been committed by the MP involved.

“In fact, the chaos this morning was unnecessary. If the MP has not committed any crime, then this approach was totally uncalled for. At this point, we are even expecting the government to commend him, not harass him,” he added.