EOCO is set to bring MP Baffour Awuah to court over ongoing investigations, amidst clarifications that no bail of GHC50 million has been granted, prompting political commentary on law and fairness.

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) says Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah is cooperating with investigators following his voluntary surrender.

In a news release dated 2 October, EOCO said Baffour Awuah surrendered on October 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.

The Office said it continues with the various necessary investigative, procedural and operational processes.

“Suspect Nana Baffour Agyei Awuah is cooperating with the Office to continue with the necessary investigative processes and procedures,” the release said.

EOCO said mindful of applicable constitutional timeframes and procedural requirements governing bail, it is working with the Office of the Attorney-General to bring the suspect before a weekend court.

The release, signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs and Public Education for the Executive Director, urged the public to disregard media reports that the Office has granted the suspect a GHC50 million bail.

“The Office also wishes to urge the public to disregard media reports that the Office has granted the Suspect a GHC50 million bail,” it stated.

Meanwhile, members from the Minority Caucus led by the Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Effutu MP, paid a curtesy visit to their colleague in detention yesterday.

While addressing the media, the leader said the visit was to solidarize with their brother and to let him know that he was not alone in the “freedom fight”.

He added that, it is very sad and painful to see their colleague going through such an inhumane treatment and calls the whole process a "drama of political persecution".

“What the NDC is doing to our MP, Hon. Baffour Awuah is a very sad one. We the NPP believe in the rule of law, but the rule of law must not be used as a tool for political intimidation,” he said.

He was careful to add that, the continuous pursuit of opposition members by the NDC government is an attempt to silence critical voices and instill fear among those expected to scrutinize government business.

"Every one of my colleagues is being pursued in one form or the other. Sometimes as a leader, you have colleagues who are supposed to interrogate matters, scrutinize and they are afraid. Baffour was one of our young sharpshooters, hard working. And look at what is happening today. But this will not break us," he said.

"Seeing him behind the counter in cells, I told him that look, the forebearers who brought this party into being suffered more than you. So Baffour, don't give up. He's in high spirit," he added.

"What NDC is doing, they are making it extremely difficult for even moderates within NPP to call for calm tomorrow. They are making it difficult. They are causing a lot of pain. We must bring an end to this vicious cycle of a political party coming into office and its first focus is attack opponents, find fault, find excuse," he stated.

Using an analogy of police checks, he said the government was deliberately finding fault with its opponents.

"Those of you who have cars, if a police officer arrests you or stops you and first asks you your license, you give him license. The next, where is your triangle? The next thing, where is your fire extinguisher? That is exactly what NDC is doing. It's not fair. We are all in this system together. We are all in this together as one big family. We are supposed to sustain the democracy," he said.

CORRUPTION TAG ALLEGATION

Afenyo-Markin further alleged that the government was using corruption tags to silence critics, including social media activists.

"If you talk, then they want to tag you with corruption. Thinking that if they tag you with corruption, that is the end. That will shut you. Then you can't talk.

He also threw a challenge to the NDC, asking what single legacy initiative President John Dramani Mahama would be remembered for by 2028.

"So, I throw this back to my friends in NDC. If we get to 2028 and the people are demanding a single initiative that His Excellency President Mahama would be remembered for, what is that one thing? I leave the answer to them. I'm sad," he said.

In the meantime, it is not clear what time in the weekend will the Manhyia South MP be put before the weekend Court as indicated in a release by EOCO yesterday.