The National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi has accused the Ghana Police Service and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of colluding to unlawfully determine their party’s parliamentary candidate for the Awutu Senya East Constituency, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor.

She was re-arrested for a firearm found in her vehicle.

In a statement shared on social media on Saturday, June 8, 2024, the NDC communication officer alleged that Naa Koryoo is now detained due to a supposed inconsistency in her gun registration license.

“Comrades, it is very clear that the NPP-controlled Police Service has no reasonable or justifiable cause to be detaining the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya East Constituency.

“The claim of a discrepancy in her first name is totally false,” Sammy Gyamfi wrote on X.

He refuted claims of a discrepancy in her first name and accused the NPP-controlled Police Service of unjustified detention.

“What then is Naa Koryoo’s crime? Is it now a crime to procure and register/license a gun in your name for personal protection? A gun she has not fired at anybody? What did the NPP-controlled police do in the case of Hawa Koomson, who actually fired a gun at a voter registration center?” he quizzed.

He added, “This same Hawa Koomson has threatened Naa Koryoo at gunpoint on four (4) different occasions, according to her lawyers. This is why she was compelled to buy and register a gun in her name for her protection.”