The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is set to embark on a demonstration slated for Friday, September 23.

The party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, announced this on his official Facebook platform on Friday, September 12.

“Tuesday, 23rd September, the National Youth Wing will organise a demo against the state-sponsored police harassment. From Obra Spot to police headquarters. 6 a.m. sharp!” he said.

The move, they said, is to protest what it calls state-sponsored harassment by the Ghana Police Service against its members.

The protest comes after the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, has been remanded in prison custody for another seven days until his next appearance on September 19. He made his second appearance in court ( the Accra Circuit Court) yesterday, Friday, September 12 and his first appearance in court on Tuesday, September 9.

He is being held in custody for offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace.

During his first appearance in court, the NPP Bono Chairman’s legal team requested bail after the presiding judge scheduled his next appearance for the next three days; however, the presiding judge at the Accra Circuit Court denied their request.

Consequently, Abronye was held in custody by the police until his next appearance. Ghana Police, in an official statement shared on their Twitter page, confirmed the NPP member’s arrest on Monday, September 8.

"The Ghana Police Service has today, 08/09/25, arrested Mr. Kwame Baffoe @ Abronye for Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace", confirming he is in their custody awaiting arraignment before the Court.

He arrived in handcuffs, escorted by police officers from a black police van known as “Black Maria, sparking bitter concerns among members of the opposition NPP, including the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha.

The court denying him bail visibly did not sit well with some members of the opposition NPP, who appeared in court in solidarity with their member.

During a media engagement, he complained bitterly about how the Chairman’s case of misdemeanour was being treated like a criminal case when it is a civil case.

He said Abronye wasn’t a criminal to be transported in handcuffs and in a Black Maria, citing it as a waste of taxpayers' money and time of concerned individuals.

He warned the government against what he described as the mistreatment of NPP party members, stating that, “Power has an end, the tables will turn, and we will all have our revenge”.

Criticising the Ghana Police for bias, he announced an upcoming protest against the law enforcement agency in the coming days, which he will lead.

Also, the lawyer of the accused Daniel Martey Addo, the Managing Counsel at Nkrumah & Associates, while commending the adherence to legal proceedings following his client's arraignment in court, he, however, stated that, “it appears that the prosecution would just want him to be remanded.

For whatever reason, you gave us an invite, and the charges levelled against my client were just misdemeanours, and in law, you would know that there are categories of offences, and misdemeanour is the basic one that should not be the reason an accused person should be remanded.”,

Armed police officers stormed the residence of former NPP Youth Organiser, Moses Abor, in search of Abronye on Sunday, September 8.

Last week, Abronye made headlines after he formally wrote to eight different countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, the United States, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany, seeking protection for his safety in Ghana.

Defending his reason for seeking asylum, he added that “consistent, escalating political persecution, threats to my life, and systemic abuse of state security powers by the current Government of Ghana”.

Abronye’s arrest comes days after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) held the presidential candidate and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, for alleged financial misappropriation and other related misconduct. On Wednesday, September 3, Kofi Akpaloo was picked up at his residence in Kumasi by EOCO officials for interrogation. Mr Akpaloo vied for the presidency in the 2024 general elections.

Before the election, Akpaloo expressed strong confidence in his chances for a decisive win, predicting victory over major contenders.

However, he obtained 5,219, which is 0.09%. Recently, EOCO has given much attention to investigating high-profile political figures and business leaders.

Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, is also under investigation for alleged fraud, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering.

Several other party affiliates have reportedly been arrested in separate cases.