Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has criticised the Accra Circuit Court’s decision to remand New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, in police custody for another week.

Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, Mr Simons argued that Abronye should have been granted bail.

"From the facts as gleaned, I think he should have been granted bail," he said on the show.

Said Simons, "I don't think he is in the position to interfere in the kind of investigations they are talking about."

"And the only really rational basis for denying bail, in my view, if you want to sum up with the current practice, could be that you will interfere with investigations," he added.

Abronye has been remanded in police custody for one more week by the Accra Circuit Court.  This is to enable the police to conduct further investigations in support of the charges levelled against him.

He is to reappear in court on Friday, September 19, 2025.

He is facing one count of publication of false news and one count of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace.  He was first remanded on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, when he made his debut in respect of the charges. 

Abronye has been accused of stating on a television platform that all strategic meetings conducted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Akwatia had the Inspector General of Police (IGP in attendance.

Again, the Bono Regional Chairman is alleged to have stated that the current IGP, Tetteh Yohuno, is the “most corrupt” IGP in the country’s history.

He has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.