Manhyia South Member of Parliament Baffour Awuah has been granted bail of GHS10m by an Accra High Court, with two sureties without justification.
The order was made on Saturday, October 3, after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) brought him before a weekend court.
In a news release dated 2nd October, 2026, EOCO said it was working with the Office of the Attorney-General to comply with constitutional deadlines.
The statement, signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs and Public Education for the Executive Director, said: “Following the voluntary surrender of Nana Baffour Agyei Awuah on October 1, 2026 at 10 am yesterday, the Office wishes to inform the general public that the Office continues with the various and necessary investigative, procedural and operational processes.”
It added: “Suspect Nana Baffour Agyei Awuah is cooperating with the Office to continue with the necessary investigative processes and procedures.”
EOCO also said: “Mindful of the applicable constitutional timeframes and procedural requirements governing bail, the Office is fervently working with the Office of the Attorney-General to bring the Suspect before a weekend court.”
The organisation had rejected reports that the former MP had already been granted bail.
“The Office also wishes to urge the public to disregard media reports that the Office has granted the Suspect a GH₵50 million bail,” the statement said.
Baffour Awuah voluntarily surrendered to EOCO on October 1 and remained in custody until the court hearing. Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin and other New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials visited him on October 2.
After the visit, Afenyo-Markin compared the NDC Government’s actions to those of a police officer determined to arrest a driver, regardless of the circumstances.
“Those of you who have cars, if a police officer arrests you or stops you and first asks you your license, you give him license. The next, where is your triangle? The next thing, where is your fire extinguisher? That is exactly what NDC is doing. It’s not fair. We are all in this system together. We are all in this together as one big family. We are supposed to sustain the democracy,” he said.
He accused the Mahama-led administration of deliberately looking for faults to prosecute opposition figures, and said Baffour Awuah was being targeted because he was one of the NPP’s strongest voices in Parliament.
“Every one of my colleagues is being pursued in one form or the other. Sometimes as a leader, you have colleagues who are supposed to interrogate matters, scrutinize and they are afraid. Baffour was one of our young sharpshooters, hard working. And look at what is happening today. But this will not break us,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin said the former MP remained in good spirits despite his detention.
“Seeing him behind the counter in cells, I told him that look, the forebearers who brought this party into being suffered more than you. So Baffour, don’t give up. He’s in high spirit,” he added.
He warned that what he described as political witch-hunting was making it harder for moderate NPP members to urge restraint.
“What NDC is doing, they are making it extremely difficult for even moderates within NPP to call for calm tomorrow. They are making it difficult. They are causing a lot of pain. We must bring an end to this vicious cycle of a political party coming into office and its first focus is attack opponents, find fault, find excuse,” he said.
He also alleged that corruption accusations were being used to silence critics, including social media activists.
“If you talk, then they want to tag you with corruption. Thinking that if they tag you with corruption, that is the end. That will shut you. Then you can’t talk. TikTokers, social media activists, they are putting fear into them. No problem. The wicked shall not long be victorious. They shall not long possess the skies,” he stated.
Afenyo-Markin called on NPP supporters to remain united behind the party’s future.
“I call on every NPP member to seize this opportunity and stay committed to the cause of the party. We need unity. Unity to bring our flag bearer to power and to work for the people of Ghana,” he said.
He also challenged the NDC to identify a defining legacy project of President John Dramani Mahama by 2028.
“So, I throw this back to my friends in NDC. If we get to 2028 and the people are demanding a single initiative that His Excellency President Mahama would be remembered for, what is that one thing? I leave the answer to them. I’m sad,” he said.
