File photo from Won Gbo demonstration in 2015
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled September 23, 2025, for a demonstration against what it describes as state-sponsored harassment of some of its members by the Ghana Police Service.
In a Facebook post on Friday, September 12, 2025, the party’s National Youth Organiser, Salam Mustapha, announced that the protest will begin at Obra Spot in Accra and end at the Police Headquarters.
“Tuesday, 23rd September, the National Youth Wing will organise a demo against the state-sponsored police harassment. From Obra Spot to Police Headquarters. 6 a.m. sharp!” he wrote.
The announcement follows a decision by an Accra Circuit Court to remand the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Abronye DC, into custody for a second time after his recent arrest.
Abronye was first arrested on Monday, September 8, 2025, over what police described as “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.” He was initially remanded on September 9 and was ordered back into custody when he reappeared in court.
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Speaking to JoyNews after Abronye’s remand on Friday, the NPP’s National Youth Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, confirmed the planned protest.
“On the 23rd, we will all converge at Obra Spot and march to the Police Headquarters to present a petition. The entire party is behind the National Youth Wing. They have put together this big protest against the weaponization of state institutions against the opposition,” he said.
In recent months, several NPP leaders and supporters have either been arrested or invited by state security agencies over alleged criminal activities.
While the government insists these actions follow due process, the NPP maintains that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is using state institutions to target its members.
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