Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, is displeased over what he describes as the government’s heavy-handed treatment of NPP members suspected of legal breaches.

His remarks follow the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, a former NPP parliamentary aspirant, by operatives of the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) earlier today.

Popularly known as Adenta Kumi, he was charged with publication of false news after submitting a petition to President John Mahama calling for the dissolution of a committee investigating the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

In his petition, Adenta Kumi alleged that two committee members and a lawyer for one of the petitioners were seen discussing the case at a restaurant, raising concerns about bias.

Speaking on The Pulse on JoyNews, the party spokesperson criticized the timing of Mr Kumi’s arrest, suggesting it was politically motivated.

"The manner in which, you do it allows for one to understand that this is just enforcement or the law or a political witch hunt, and that's what the government must be sensitive to. So, NDC, we cannot assume that they [NDC] are ignorant, that they don't know. They know, and they've been in government before. There are very seasoned people handling our security, so they know what to do right to take away the political twist that is brought to it. But they haven't done it, and they don't want to do it because they know it's a political thing they are doing. What the NDC is doing is not enforcing the law. They want to show people where the power lies, and that is where the danger is to our democracy," he said on JoyNews.

The NPP has accused state security agencies of undue aggression, claiming that recent arrests of opposition figures—including Kumi—reflect a broader pattern of intimidation. Ahiagbah argued that the government is exploiting state institutions to suppress dissent, rather than upholding the rule of law impartially.

Mr Kumi’s petition, submitted on May 19, called for the dissolution of the Chief Justice removal committee, citing compromised integrity after an alleged private meeting between committee members and a petitioner’s lawyer at an Accra restaurant.

His arrest shortly after has fueled accusations of retaliation.

The NPP has condemned the arrest, framing it as part of a wider crackdown on opposition voices.