L-R: Dr Omane Boamah, Kevin Taylor, Abdul Razak Osman and Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka

The Host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere, has levelled allegations against three high-ranking government officials, accusing them of allegedly facilitating the entry and exit of Kevin Taylor, who is being sought after by the courts in Ghana.

Making the allegations on the latest episode of his program on March 18, 2025, Adom-Otchere stated that the government officials—Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah; Minister of Interior, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka; and National Security Coordinator, Abdul Razak Osman—used state resources and apparatus to provide protection for Kevin Taylor, a US-based Ghanaian journalist, in facilitating his movements within the country.

According to him, state vehicles assigned to the National Security were allegedly provided to the journalist in question, along with security operatives of National Security, to offer him protection, even after a bench warrant issued by the High Court had called for his arrest for his attacks on the judicial system.

“Dr Omane Boamah is the Minister of Defence, Abdul Razak Osman is the National Security Coordinator, and Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka is the Minister of Interior. Now, if we are going to build a country of laws, then these are the men that I’m worried about in terms of the actions that they’ve taken for this fugitive from justice to run into Ghana, facilitated by these men giving him National Security protection,” he alleged.

Adom-Otchere also claimed that the bench warrant on Kevin Taylor had been served to three state institutions to effect his arrest, but these officials failed to ensure the enforcement of justice, raising concerns about how their actions violated court orders.

Instead, he said they allegedly aided and abetted Taylor’s actions, assisting him in evading arrest without facing any repercussions.

Adom-Otchere, providing further details of the alleged state vehicles used to back his claims, stated that two vehicles—one a black Toyota with registration number GE 1660-17 and a Toyota Hilux with registration number UE 553-23—were used by Kevin Taylor during his travels to Cape Coast and other locations.

“It appears they are violating a court order by bringing a fugitive from justice into Ghana and facilitating his movement around Ghana into Cape Coast, near the stadium. Everything that you already know is true. Vehicle number GE166017 is a National Security vehicle. There’s another UE 55323, these are National Security vehicles owned by you, the taxpayer, put at the disposal of a fugitive from justice,” he added.

Paul Adom-Otchere juxtaposed Taylor’s situation with the Montie Three saga, questioning why Taylor, whom he deemed a fugitive from justice, was allowed to move freely with state security apparatus while the three individuals involved in the Montie Three case were jailed for contempt of court after threatening judges in the country.

He warned that this could set a dangerous precedent for the country, where individuals operating under the guise of journalism could undermine the courts and security officials without facing the consequences of their actions.

“Is that how we want to build a country? A person sits down and says anything at all. When the Montie Three said something on the radio, you saw how they ended up. If I say something which is anything at all, I’ll be hauled before the court. We have to do responsible broadcasting because we live in a certain democracy. If you do irresponsible broadcasting in this democracy, whether you’re NPP or NDC, you have to find your way to the courts.

“We live in this democracy, and therefore, we are restricted by the tenets of the democracy. Somebody lives abroad and because he’s doing politics, NDC and NPP, he says anything at all. And then a court warrant is issued by a Court of Appeal judge sitting as an additional High Court judge that serves on these institutions. And the defence minister will facilitate the arrival into Ghana, protect the person with National Security, one whom a bench warrant has been issued? Is that the Ghana we want?” he concluded.

Background

The Accra High Court in 2020 issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Kevin Ebo Taylor, a social media commentator.

The warrant, issued by Justice Eric Kyei-Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, was for Taylor to appear before the court and explain why he should not be imprisoned for contempt.

In a video, Taylor claimed that Justice Kyei-Baffour was promoted to the Court of Appeal from the High Court because he had been doing the bidding of the then NPP government during the trial of five individuals accused of embezzling $4 million from the National Communications Authority (NCA).

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Former Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabena and Gender Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has disclosed that former President Akufo-Addo prevented her from dealing with corruption at the School Feeding Secretariat.

The lawyer alleged that the level of corruption she witnessed at the School Feeding Secretariat was disgusting and a fleece on the country’s resources.

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The Communications Director of the 2024 Bawumia campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has defended the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) track record in the energy sector under former President Nana Akufo-Addo.

According to him, the NPP performed far better than the current administration led by President John Mahama.

In an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Aboagye claimed that Ghanaians experienced only eight weeks of power outages during the NPP’s tenure.

However, he argued that within just two months of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) return to power, there have been numerous outages, causing frustration among Ghanaians.

“For the past two months, there have been a series of dumsor, but there is no urgency on the part of the government. For us, we experienced only eight weeks of dumsor in our entire eight years, and the urgency with which we resolved it was evident,” he stated.

He further indicated that the NPP was deeply concerned about the outages during its tenure, which drove the party’s determination to address the challenge swiftly.

“But the NDC is not afraid because the name dumsor because it originated from them. Until Mahama became president, Ghanaians had never heard of dumsor,” he claimed.

Ghanaians, particularly in the Ashanti Region, have recently faced erratic power supply.

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, attributed the issue to the growing electricity demand in the Kumasi enclave.

This, he said, necessitated the upgrade of a newly constructed 145 MVA transformer, replacing the old 66 MVA transformer, to ensure a stable power supply.

Jinapor stated that Ghana is currently generating enough electricity and even exporting excess power. However, he emphasised that beyond generation, attention must be placed on transmission and distribution infrastructure.

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Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has alleged that former President Akufo-Addo instructed her to audit the School Feeding Programme but later distanced himself after the findings exposed massive corruption.

Speaking on Movement Radio, Adwoa Safo revealed that Nana Akufo-Addo personally tasked her with auditing the programme immediately after her appointment as Minister, even before she was allocated funds to run the ministry.

“Former President Akufo-Addo asked me to audit the School Feeding Programme after my appointment as Gender Minister, even before I had funds to work. He wanted to understand how the funds were utilized,” she stated.

She explained that in the course of her investigations, she invited one of the key figures involved in the programme several times, but the person refused to show up. Instead, she later received a message questioning why she was trying to “destroy” her connection in government.

“I invited one of the women on multiple occasions, but she did not honor it. She later sent a communication to me asking why I was supposedly trying to destroy her connection in government, but I told her I was only doing my job,” Adwoa Safo recounted.

Despite the resistance, Madam Safo says she went ahead with the audit and submitted the report to Cabinet, where she discovered that most of the corruption was centered in the Central Region.

According to her, she forwarded the report to the Presidency, but following the public backlash over the revelations, Nana Akufo-Addo backed away from the audit.

“After the backlash, President Akufo-Addo said he was not the one who directed me to do the audit and that I should even shelve it. That is where my problems started,” she disclosed.

She further alleged that the same woman who had refused to honor her invitation later proposed that they collude to add ghost schools to inflate programme allocations for personal gain.

When asked if she had a personal issue with Akufo-Addo, Adwoa Safo denied it, saying:

“He is the one that appointed me. If there comes a time when he says he is no longer interested in it, there isn’t much that I can do.”

She has since called on President John Mahama to investigate the School Feeding Programme, insisting that without accountability, the corruption in the programme will persist.

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A long-standing feud between investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and the former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, who was also once a presidential candidate hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has come to an end.

In the pursuit of justice for Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who believed the former lawmaker defamed him, an Essex County jury has awarded the investigative journalist $18 million in his defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong.

Although most Ghanaians may have been aware that the lawmaker launched a campaign against Anas’s personality and character, particularly voicing his grievances regarding the journalist’s methods and approaches to his, many more are now left wondering how this development came to be.

This GhanaWeb article is a comprehensive breakdown of the genesis of the legal tussle and long-standing feud between the two parties.

The Genesis

The feud began in 2018 when Anas debuted his BBC documentary exposing corrupt practices in African and Ghanaian football, titled ‘Betraying the Game,’ infamously known as the Number 12 Documentary.

The documentary unearthed several exposes, implicating high-ranking football officials.

Aftermath of Number 12

After the explosive expose by Anas, Kennedy Agyapong embarked on a series of campaigns on live broadcasts to supposedly defame the journalist, with many of such instances being in a May 2018 live television program where the politician allegedly verbally attacked the journalist and incited violence against him.

Another instance as captured in the court documents filed at the Essex County, was a June 2018 live radio broadcast with the lawmaker allegedly further inciting violence against Anas.

Between May and November 2018, the court document added that a series of defamatory statements were made against the person of the journalist on the show The Daddy Fred Show, hosted by US-based Ghanaian Frederick Asamoah, who was the second defendant in the suit.

Agyapong allegedly accused the journalist of murdering several Chinese nationals.

Subsequently, the supposed defamatory statements continued, when on September 7, 2021, Kennedy Agyapong accused and labeled the journalist as a “criminal” and a “thief” during an interview on an online program, further alleging that Anas was involved in the gruesome murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a former colleague of his.

High Court

In the wake of the said claims, a suit was filed at the Accra High Court by Anas, demanding for damages to the tune of GH¢25 million arising from defamatory materials published by the MP.

However, in 2023, the High Court presided over by Justice Eric Baah, a Court of Appeal judge, threw out the suit for lacking merit and rather imposed a cost of GH¢50,000 on the journalist.

The court maintained that even though the words spoken by the lawmaker against Anas were factual and capable of defamation, he could not prove same.

The judge also labelled Anas as a ‘blackmailer,’ arguing that the modus operandi used by the journalist was unconventional as he supposedly uses blackmail to extort money from his opponents.

Supreme Court

Anas, still on his justice pursuit, took the case to the apex court, the Supreme Court, where he filed a certiorari application seeking to overturn the ruling of the High Court.

However, the court, in a 3:2 majority decision with Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, Justice Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, and Samuel Asiedu forming the majority, dismissed the application.

US court

The case filed in May 2022 by Anas at the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey has witnessed a jury awarding Anas $18 million in damages in his defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong.

Responding to the ruling in a statement on March 18, 2025, Anas described his victory as a “resounding affirmation that falsehood and character assassination have no place in society.”

He added that “I stand before you today with a profound sense of vindication and determination. Yesterday, in the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, an eight-member jury delivered a unanimous verdict finding Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of the Ghanaian Parliament, liable for defamation and awarding damages of 18 million U.S. dollars. These damages arise from statements he made following the airing of the BBC documentary on corruption, ‘Betraying the Game,’ on October 28, 2018.

“This decision is not merely a legal triumph; it is a resounding affirmation that falsehood and character assassination have no place in our society. It reinforces our commitment to building a robust democracy that serves all ordinary Ghanaians.”

The journalist also spoke about what this victory meant to him.

“This victory is especially significant for me because proving defamation in the United States is an exceptionally high hurdle, requiring clear and convincing evidence of malice. That the jury ruled unanimously in my favour underscores that Mr. Agyapong acted both maliciously and recklessly in his attacks against me,” part of the statement said.

Meanwhile, the former lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, is yet to issue a statement on the development although one of his aides made a post after the judgment on social media, denying and calling as ‘false’ the reports on the ruling by the US court.

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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government and the Koforidua High Court of colluding to harass the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, following his conviction for contempt.

Mr. Kumi was found guilty after presenting himself for swearing-in, despite a court injunction barring him from doing so. In response, the Koforidua High Court issued a bench warrant for Kumi’s arrest, which led to National Security operatives being deployed to enforce the warrant.

Mr Afenyo-Markin has criticised both the government’s actions and the role of the Koforidua High Court, describing it as an unlawful act of harassment.

“The attempt to arrest Ernest Yaw Kumi is a clear example of collusion between the government and the Koforidua High Court,” Afenyo-Markin stated. “It is troubling that the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mubarak, would justify the actions of the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) in this case.”

On Tuesday, Minister Muntaka Mubarak defended the National Security operatives, insisting that they were simply following the law.

However, Mr Afenyo-Markin has disputed this claim, arguing that the enforcement of court orders must follow proper legal processes.

“When a court issues an order, it is the registrar’s responsibility to assign a bailiff to enforce it, not National Security operatives,” Afenyo-Markin explained. “In this case, the Supreme Court had already frozen the enforcement of that order.”

The Majority Leader expressed concern over the fact that, even after the Supreme Court ruling, state security forces were sent to harass the MP in his constituency.

“For a week after the ruling, it is deeply concerning that National Security operatives continued to pursue the MP,” he added.

The Minority Leader also recounted how, had it not been for the intervention of Mr. Kumi’s constituents, the National Security operatives armed with pick-up vehicles, would have forcibly detained the MP.

“They even pulled out weapons and pistols, trying to intimidate him into getting into the vehicle,” he added.

Afenyo-Markin emphasised the importance of upholding the rule of law and vowed to challenge the actions taken by the government.

“The NDC government must understand that this country is governed by the rule of law,” Afenyo-Markin declared. “We will be filing a formal request for the Attorney General to explain the circumstances that led to the judiciary in the Eastern Region and the Koforidua High Court colluding with the National Security Coordinator.”

The Minority Leader concluded by stating his commitment to ensuring justice is served, asserting that his side will use all available legal avenues to challenge the actions taken against Mr Kumi and protect the rule of law.

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The Communications Director of the 2024 Bawumia campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has expressed his unwavering commitment to working with the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential candidate despite their electoral loss.

“I would always love to work with him. Even now, I am still working with him” he said in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, he stated,

Mr. Aboagye acknowledged that there is always room for improvement, stating the need for reflection and growth after the party’s defeat.

“As far as we could not win the election, it means we have more room to improve. I know we can do more to build on what we did,” he noted.

He praised Dr. Bawumia for his leadership qualities, describing him as a dedicated, truthful, knowledgeable, and respectful leader.

“Bawumia is someone you learn dedication from when working with him. He is truthful in his work, very respectful, and loyal. His level of emotional intelligence is top-notch, and that is why I would always love to work with him,” he stated.

When asked if he believed Dr. Bawumia would be proud of his efforts during the campaign, he admitted there was still more to be done.

“I think there is still more room for improvement, and I am ready to do better. I am not perfect, but I am willing to learn. I have worked with a leader who believes in the growth of individuals,” he added.

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Professor Peter Quartey, Economist

Professor Peter Quartey of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, (ISSER), has urged the government to revisit its decision to absorb fees of first-year students who gain admission to public universities.

Though the government has committed an allocation of GHȼ499,915 to the policy, which was a major campaign promise, Prof Quartey insists that the decision be reviewed, according to a report by myjoyonline.com on March, 19, 2025.

To further his point, he indicated that should the government proceed to roll out this policy, a lot of students who have enrolled into private universities will miss out.

“What about students in private universities? Many of such private university students are from less-privileged homes but are forced into private universities due to grades or limited public slots. Shouldn’t support be extended to such needy students in private institutions too?” he asked rhetorically.

According to the economist, the government should expend resources to improve the quality of learning at the basic levels, given that some children still study under trees and sit on blocks during lessons.

“Before paying fees for everyone, shouldn’t we invest in improving basic education infrastructure?” he questioned.

He cited the prevailing residential challenge in universities as another major concern.

“Every year, only about 20% of students secure accommodation on campus. Is it efficient to pay fees for students who have no place to stay?” he asked.

Prof Quartey consequently pressed for a review of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy and other social interventions, stressing the need for sustainability and proper targeting, instead of mass educational access that lack quality.

“We’re struggling to sustain Free SHS. Let’s revisit these policies to ensure value for money,” he added.

While applauding the 33% increase in funding towards school feeding, he strongly advocated for the de-politicisation of food procurement to harness the programme.

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