Japhet Festus Gbede, a Volta Regional communication team member of the ruling National Democratic Congress, has slammed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its response to the ongoing arrest and investigation involving Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
According to the NDC man, the NPP street protests in reaction to the GH¢55 million investigation involving Dennis Miracles Aboagye show their loyalty is not to Ghana.
He argued that the NPP street protests undermine the principles of accountability and the rule of law.
In a strongly worded statement posted on his official Facebook page, Mr Gbede wrote, “If your first reaction to the GH¢55 million investigation involving Dennis Miracles Aboagye is to mobilise protests instead of demanding a transparent and independent investigation, then your loyalty is not to Ghana. That kind of blind partisanship is precisely why your party continues to lose the confidence of Ghanaians and risks remaining in opposition for a very long time.
Ghanaians are exhausted by those who weaponise public emotions every time accountability comes knocking. The era of treating party affiliation as a licence to evade scrutiny must come to an end. No individual is above the law, and no political party owns the justice system. Let investigators investigate. Let the courts adjudicate. Let evidence prevail over propaganda, facts over emotions, and justice over political intimidation.
A serious democracy is not built by chanting slogans in the streets whenever the law takes its course. It is built by respecting institutions, allowing due process to work, and accepting that accountability is a cornerstone of good governance, not an act of persecution”.
His comments follow the ongoing investigation involving Dennis Miracles Aboagye, who was arrested by EOCO some days ago.
Also, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has broken its silence following the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
According to EOCO, Miracles Aboagye’s arrest is linked to alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving about GH¢55 million when he was a former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD).
EOCO disclosed that Dennis Miracles Aboagye is under investigation into the alleged misappropriation of approximately GH¢55 million in public funds.
They disclosed that the arrest follows a forensic audit and a petition submitted by the current Executive Secretary, prompting investigations into alleged financial and procurement irregularities at the Secretariat between August 1, 2022, and February 2, 2025.
Meanwhile, Samuel Atta Akyea, the lead counsel for Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has slammed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over the bail conditions granted to Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
The lead counsel for Dennis Miracles Aboagye expressed his disappointment with the bail condition, suggesting that the GHC50m bail condition with three sureties slapped on his client could make his release difficult.
Atta Akyea questioned how Miracle Aboagye would be able to secure GH¢50 million in bail with three sureties within such a limited timeframe.
Speaking in an interview on Monday, July 13, 2026, Atta Akyea described Miracle Aboagye’s GH¢50m bail conditions as cruel and oppressive.
He stated, “Democracy and the rule of law have been reversed. A man who is not running away and is decent enough to go through Kotoka International Airport is arrested and has been detained all this while. I don’t believe that’s how we should conduct our affairs by treating him as if he’s a common criminal.
“The bail conditions are cruel and oppressive. At this very hour, they are about to exceed the 48 hours as enshrined in the Constitution”, he said.
“Where is this gentleman going to get three sureties for a GH¢50 million bail sum? The properties should be worth GH¢50 million, and two people should own such properties.
“How is he going to do it? So you can clearly see that the bail terms are cruel and are a way to punish him as well.
“How is he going to be released? How is he going to meet the bail conditions? In this critical hour, how is he going to find those sureties?” he added.
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@ghnow_ HAPPENING NOW: NPP supporters have gathered in front of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) headquarters in Accra, demanding the release of Dennis Miracles Aboagye following his reported arrest. #GHNow #fyp ♬ sirine landun – sumberartamotor
