The Minority Caucus in Parliament has alleged that the treatment of Mr Kofi Ofosu Nkansah by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) is politically motivated and intended to intimidate individuals who express dissenting views.
In a statement dated February 11, and signed by Minority Chief Whip Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Caucus described the Bureau’s actions as excessive and abusive.
The Caucus traced the matter to a February 3, 2026, communique from the Secretary to the President, Mr Callistus Mahama, directing the NIB to investigate allegations purportedly made by Mr Ofosu Nkansah on Sompa Radio 106.5 regarding the payment of money to secure a foreign scholarship.
It noted that Mr Ofosu Nkansah honoured an invitation on February 5, appearing voluntarily with his lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah Esq., MP for Manhyia South, and was asked to go home without charge.
However, the Minority said events escalated when Mr Ofosu Nkansah was reinvited while attending to his seriously ill father in Kumasi.
Although he sought a brief postponement, he later complied with the reporting directive.
Upon arrival at the NIB, he was allegedly taken to his home by heavily armed officers for a search before being returned to the Bureau’s office at Nima and later moved to an undisclosed location.
“For the Minority Caucus, it is not lost on us that these excessive and abusive actions are politically targeted and wilfully carried out to cower people who speak out on matters at variance with the activities of the government of the day,” the statement said.
The group warned that such actions risk eroding public confidence in state institutions.
The Caucus reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law, stressing that while investigations are legitimate tools of governance, they must not be weaponised.
It cautioned that any perception of political intimidation could undermine democratic stability and the independence of security institutions.
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