The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about bias and selective justice in the handling of political matters by state security agencies.
Their accusations come after the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) quickly interrogated the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, over comments he made regarding the disputed Ablekuama North parliamentary election results.
Mr. Annoh-Dompreh had called on New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters to “protect their own” or fight back against attacks from NDC supporters.
The Minority, however, argues that the same urgency was not shown when Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC and Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, allegedly made a direct threat against Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
During a press briefing on Thursday, February 13, Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei condemned what she described as a clear case of double standards.
“The bias and selective justice being exhibited by state security agencies is evident in the administration of their duties. If the NIB is truly committed to upholding law and order, it must explain why the Minority Chief Whip was quickly summoned for interrogation over his comments, while the Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, who openly threatened the Minority Leader’s life, was allowed to go unpunished,” she said.
Appiagyei also warned against the growing perception that state institutions were being used to target specific political figures, while others acted with impunity.
The Minority is now calling for answers from the NIB, stressing the need for equal treatment of all political figures under the law to maintain the integrity of Ghana’s democracy.
