The Greater Accra Regional NPP Chairman, Divine Otoo Agorhom, has expressed his difficulty in understanding how a goodwill message on social media, extended to Vice President, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, could be interpreted as an unguarded statement.

Reacting to the arrest of his party member, Mohammed Amadu Zakou, he said he is curious to hear the arguments that will be advanced by lawyers to interpret the social media post deemed offensive.

“My issue is, if someone is resting and the person is an asset to the country; how does a post to wish her well constitute an offense?

“The lawyers will have to advance their argument for me to understand how the goodwill message shared by Mohammed Zakou has become a death wish for the vice president,” he said during an interview with Channel One TV on April 13, 2025.

He emphasised that the post by the embattled Mohammed Zakou was a gesture to express his goodwill to Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

“She is elected as the vice president of this land; if as a citizen, you’re wishing that person a peaceful rest, I find it difficult to understand exactly what the offense is,” he said.

On another score, he expressed dissatisfaction with the National Intelligence Bureau’s (NIB) handling of Mohammed Zakou’s arrest.

He lamented how all attempts to bail him have been denied because the orders appeared to be coming from powers outside of the security agency.

“I was not in town but when I arrived, I was told he has been in the NIB’s custody for three days and had not been granted bail. So, myself, the NPP General Secretary, his lawyers and a few others were there; trying to get him bailed. But while we were there, all indications pointed to the fact that they were receiving instructions from a place outside of the NIB. For that matter, it was difficult for them to see reason with us,” he said.

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