Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, has demanded the release of the NPP Bono Regional Chairman’s Abronye DC.
The IMANI President highlighted that it is not the duty of police officers to sheepishly appease politicians by arresting anyone who freely expresses an opinion.
Franklin Cudjoe further cited a case in South Africa where a Judge once considered the comment “President Zuma is a thief” to be fair comment.
In a post on X, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “Please release Abronye DC immediately. It should not be the duty of police officers to sheepishly appease politicians by arresting anyone who freely expresses an opinion on another person’s perceived political association, or who simply questions why certain projects have stalled.
A judge in South Africa once considered the comment “President Zuma is a thief” to be a fair comment. People insult us all the time. I have learned that not every barking dog requires attention—and there are far too many stray, rabid dogs everywhere. Avoid them”.
In related news, Dr Joshua Jebuntie Zaato, Senior Lecturer and Political/Policy Analyst at the University of Ghana, has said that if the NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman, Abronye DC, dies in police cells, a thousand more will rise.
According to Dr Zaato, governments should focus on performance rather than targeting critics, adding that public criticism cannot be stopped through arrests or intimidation.
Speaking on New Day on TV3, Dr Joshua Zaato stated, “Don’t pour out your failures on innocent communicators. They are not the cause of your problems”.
“If your economy is that robust and strong, if what you are doing is that good, let it speak for itself,” he stated.
“You don’t need to arrest Abronye because even if Abronye dies in police cells, a thousand Abronyes will rise up,” he said.
“Even if others are arrested, a thousand more will rise up because you cannot prevent people from speaking,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Accra Circuit Court has given its reasoning behind the denial of the Bono Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, commonly known as Abronye DC.
Reports suggest Abronye appeared before Judge Joseph Yennuban Kunsong on May 13, where he pleaded not guilty to charges.
Abronye’s lawyer, Daniel Martey Addo and Eugene Ansah pleaded with the court to grant their client bail, citing earlier cases were he was granted bail.
However, the state prosecutors led by DSP Emmanuel Nyamekye and ACP Alex Odonkor opposed the application.
They argued that the accused allegedly committed the current offence while already on bail in a separate case.
Judge Kunsong stated: “The court is of the view that when granted bail, the accused will commit further offences. This court specifically relies on Section 96(5)(c) and (d) of Act 30 of 1960.”
The court refused the bail application and ordered that Abronye DC be remanded into the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) until his next court appearance on May 27, 2026.
The Judge further directed prosecutors to complete their investigations and file all disclosures within 14 days.
See the post below:
Please release Abronye DC immediately. It should not be the duty of police officers to sheepishly appease politicians by arresting anyone who freely expresses an opinion on another person's perceived political association, or who simply questions why certain projects have…
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) May 18, 2026
