The Minority in Parliament has urged government to put a stop to the raiding on homes of former officials of the erstwhile NPP administration.
Addressing a press conference in Parliament on Thursday, March 20, Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin said a country like Ghana with a matured democracy need not such actions.
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His comment follows the allegations that National Security Operatives on Thursday, March 20, 2025, raided the home of former Bank of Governor, Ernest Addison. A journalist, Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah was also arrested on Wednesday, March 19 by National Security Operatives and released later in the evening.
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On February 11, 2025, the home of former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta was also allegedly raided by some national security operatives who in addition searched the home of the former minister.
Afenyo-Markin described the raiding as a thing of the past which needs to stop urgently.
“They forced their way and entered his premises. This Rambo-style approach must seize. This is the first time in history that a governor of the central bank is being subjected to such a treatment, very traumatizing. Ghana is a matured democracy and we should do better.
“We call on government to quickly bring a stop to these dastardly acts, these acts of intimidation and terror are relics of the past,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Justice Srem Sai has said that the raid on the home of former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison was done in accordance with the law.
He states that warrants were procured and used for the raid.
“We take responsibility for the search that happened. We want to make it clear that those searches and the mode in which they were done were in accordance with the law. Warrants were procured and used,” he told journalists in Accra on Thursday, March 20.
Prior to his comments, a Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim had said that there should be no problem once due process is followed in raiding the homes of officials who served in the previous administration.
This was after she justified the alleged home raiding and arrest of some former officials who served under the erstwhile NPP administration.
