Oliver Barker-Vormawor is a social activist
Private legal practitioner and social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has issued a caution to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), warning that certain actions by the party could erode public goodwill and negatively impact their electoral prospects in the 2028 elections.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor expressed the view that the recent arrest of New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Alfred Ababio Kumi was unnecessary, describing it as an act of “overzealous policing.”
He argued that Kumi’s actions prior to his arrest appeared to be mere attempts to distract the ruling government.
“This feels like the umpteenth time I have to rebuke the NDC about the risk of overzealous policing. If you keep getting distracted by Ababio Kumi’s. If every person coughs wrong and you feel the need to send in 20 security officers to arrest them, you will be led down a path of no return,” he posted on Facebook on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Barker-Vormawor further cautioned that the government seems to be following a similar path as their predecessors, actions which he noted, ultimately contributed to their loss of power.
“This is the same stupid path that ruined the NPP. Beware! Beware! Beware!,’ he cautioned.
According to him, he will only support arrests that are directly linked to Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), an initiative aimed at retrieving stolen public funds.
He emphasised that he does not endorse arrests made merely to teach people a lesson as a response to propaganda or political criticism.
“I will support the Government when it makes ORAL arrests. But if someone engages in unnecessary propaganda and you feel the need to show them where power lies. Listen, that power will leave you. We have all seen it happen! Stop chasing nkwasiakeka and focus on the thieves,” he said.
Barker-Vormawor advised the government to remain focused on its core mandate and avoid falling prey to distractive tactics that could derail its agenda and potentially contribute to its downfall.
His comments come in the wake of the arrest of Alfred Ababio Kumi, a former NPP parliamentary aspirant, by state security operatives at his residence on Friday, May 23, 2025. Kumi has since been granted bail and charged with the publication of false news.
Read his post below:
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