Charles Owusu Juanah, a private legal practitioner, has alleged that about forty-three members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are set to be prosecuted and jailed.
The private legal practitioner alleged that from his sources, about 40 NPP members are set to be arrested to face similar treatment as Wontumi.
According to the Lawyer, the arrests of NPP members are part of what he described as “political games.”
He cautioned members of the NPP to be careful as there is a deliberate attempt by the NPP to weaken the opposition.
Speaking in an interview with Asaasepa Radio on July 23, 2026, Charles Owusu Juanah stated, “This is a political game. So disappointing. It is not right that the court has begun to engage itself in these things. Twenty years’ imprisonment? Look at the woman who has given birth and has been jailed for one year — on which charge, under which constitution? What is this? It is really concerning”.
“I have also heard that about 43 members of the NPP have been lined up to be arrested. So, this is to the NPP: if you don’t know, I am telling you,” he claimed.
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has told the John Mahama government they can imprison all NPP members of parliament, but it will not shut them down.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the Mahama government has lined up NPP MP’s to be prosecuted.
The minority leader stressed that the NPP would continue to scrutinise government actions and demand accountability despite attempts to silence opposition voices.
The Minority leader made this call while contributing to the debate on the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in Parliament.
According to Afenyo-Markin, opposition members and government critics are being targeted through prosecutions in an attempt to suppress dissent and weaken political opposition.
He cited the case of Camilla Alhassan, whom he described as a young mother of three and a political prisoner following a one-year sentence and also referenced the 20-year prison sentence handed to Chairman Wontumi in a galamsey-related case.
Afenyo-Markin stated, “Dr Ato Forson, tell your government to free all political prisoners. Wontumi deserves justice. Camilla Alhassan deserves justice. The MPs behind me that you have lined them up for persecution, listen, you can decide to imprison every MP; it will not shut us down”.
“We’ll criticise you. We will hold your feet to account, and we’ll make sure you account for every cedi you spend. But you know what? The good news is that you are on your way to opposition,” he said.
Also, Alexander Afenyo-Markin issued a stern warning to the Attorney General following the 20-year prison sentence handed to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will lose power in the 2028 general elections, and the Attorney General will find himself in opposition and could end up in jail if he does not stop the political persecution of NPP members.
The minority leader argued that an NPP government would not hesitate to prosecute and jail the Attorney General if the party returns to power.
Afenyo-Markin stated, “Let me serve a warning to the Attorney General that the ravening clouds shall not long be victorious. They shall not long possess the sky. Be careful. In 2028, you’ll be in opposition”.
“If you are not careful, if you don’t stop now, you will go and meet Wontumi there, and he will be out. But you will go in. So I am advising you now: let’s all be measured,” he said.
He further added, “We welcome the reforms by the Finance Minister, and for the first time, he has done something patriotic by acknowledging the digitalisation reforms we introduced in government payments. Today, he has acknowledged them.
“We commend you for acknowledging the NPP. We commend you, but you can do better. Tell your government to free all political prisoners. Wontumi deserves justice,” he added.
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