Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Former Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concern over the health and detention conditions of his client, Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, alleging that Abronye’s situation has worsened significantly while in custody.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News, he alleged that lawyers have been denied access to Abronye DC, while in custody of the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI).
“They are not allowing the lawyers access to see him since Wednesday. When you go to the BNI, they say it is a police case. When you go to the police, they send you back. It has been back and forth,” he disclosed.
He stated that Abronye’s wife is the only person who has been permitted to see him briefly, adding that he was unwell before his detention.
“Her feedback to us is that his health is deteriorating significantly. He was already unwell and had recently travelled out of the country for treatment. His condition has worsened, and he is in a dire situation,” he stressed.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah condemned deliberate attempts to isolate the detained politician and suppress dissenting voices, and has called for due process and transparency in the handling of the matter.
He further accused authorities of delaying the legal process, stating that a court order denying bail took seven days to be made available to the defence.
“A simple refusal of a bail application should not take seven days for the order to be drafted. It was only in the last hour after my first interview that my lawyers informed me that the court registrars had finally furnished us with a copy of the order,” he said.
Abronye DC was rearrested on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, weeks after he had been granted bail in connection with allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements.
BY Florence Asamoah Adom