The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has issued a stern warning to the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to exercise caution as the 2024 general elections approach.

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, June 8, following the release of the NDC's parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya East, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, from police custody, General Mosquito (as he is affectionately known) emphasized that no Ghanaian law is designed to intimidate or coerce citizens.

He stated that the NDC will not tolerate any state agency intimidating sympathizers of the party.

He further cautioned that the NDC will persist in its fight until the rights of its members are duly respected.

“The laws of the country are meant for all of us. There should be no discrimination in applying them. We will not be victims of the peace that the country enjoys. Freedom is not free. We will fight for freedom. We will not allow the coercive powers of the state to be used against us.”

Naa Koryoo was detained at the Cantonments Police Station on Friday, June 7, after being summoned, which sparked outrage among NDC supporters who later gathered at the station demanding her release.

Her detention drew widespread condemnation, including from former president John Dramani Mahama.

Additionally, Naa Koryoo’s assistant, Delali Sewarkpor, labeled the detention as political persecution orchestrated by members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).