Private legal practitioner and social activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has issued a caution to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), urging it to avoid the missteps that cost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) public support in the past as per reports from Citinewsroom.
His comments followed the recent arrest and release of NPP youth activist, Alfred Ababio Kumi, also known as Adenta Kumi, by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
Vormawor questioned the necessity of the arrest, suggesting it may have been an overreaction to political provocation.
In a social media post on May 24, he expressed concern about the government’s increasing reliance on law enforcement to suppress dissent.
He warned that such tactics could damage the NDC’s credibility and alienate the electorate. “This feels like the umpteenth time I have to rebuke the NDC about the risk of overzealous policing,” he stated.
Vormawor argued that only arrests linked to the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL)—a state initiative to recover stolen public assets—should be pursued.
He made it clear that while he supports accountability, targeting individuals over political propaganda is counterproductive. “If someone engages in unnecessary propaganda and you feel the need to show them where power lies… that power will leave you,” he cautioned.
He encouraged the government to maintain focus on its development agenda and not allow opposition antics to divert its attention.
According to him, prioritizing political distractions over governance would only lead to the same fate that befell the previous administration.