{"id":93669,"date":"2025-09-11T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93669"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:13:53","slug":"afenyo-markin-slams-govt-over-abronye-dcs-detention-torkornoos-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93669","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin slams gov\u2019t over Abronye DC\u2019s detention, Torkornoo\u2019s dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 48 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the government of pursuing a campaign of political vendetta following the arrest of the NPP Central Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, and the removal of Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Parliament before the UK Minister for International Development, Baroness Jennifer Chapman, and other civil society organisations, Afenyo-Markin condemned what he described as disturbing acts of political excess. <\/p>\n<p>On the arrest of Abronye DC, he said, \u201cFor instance, on the issue of justice, human rights, I mean, just yesterday I saw one of my regional chairpersons on just an act of disdain, and he had been handcuffed and being pushed into black maria. These are things that I feel we don\u2019t need. It\u2019s a blot on a democracy. We don\u2019t need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minority Leader added that the responsibility lies with the government to ensure fairness. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe excesses of institutions where government has to take responsibility can be improved upon. And of course, we, the minority, are not satisfied or happy with how the Chief Justice was recently removed. We see it as more of politics than really ensuring that there\u2019s some accountability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-09-11-at-5.08.49-PM.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p>He admitted that new governments have the right to investigate past administrations, but insisted that the law must be applied fairly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you\u2019ve been in office for eight years, we expect that a new government coming in with its recent policy may want to investigate\u2026 They must. But we also expect that the law will be applied in a humane way. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for instance, if you are investigating someone, you ask the person to report. You don\u2019t just handcuff a person when they are going to come to you for investigation, and then you say, I have put a bail bond  for say, 50,000 on you, look for property before I do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the government to address these excesses to strengthen Ghana\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the chance to govern. I am a moderate politician. I believe that the excesses where the hardliners take the centre and they take the base when the government comes into office must be a thing of the past,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that such problems had also occurred under the previous NPP administration but warned against continuing the cycle of political revenge. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Audio-2025-09-11-at-5.08.50-PM-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI must admit that some of these excesses happened in our time, our eight years in office, but we cannot continue with the vicious cycle of you do me, I do you. There are key governance issues that I believe as a democracy we can focus on to improve the lives of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Afenyo-Markin assured both Parliament and the public that the Minority would play a responsible role. \u201cSo I want to assure you that we will be constructive in our position. We are 87, but our aim is to be constructive. We\u2019ve been in government before. I\u2019ve been a government leader before. I know how difficult it is to run the chamber, so mine will need to be constructive, fix my issues across, and the majority will make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will have my say, and I take this opportunity to assure our father, the Speaker, that we are his children and will continue to support him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"93669\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div 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