Lawyer for Bono Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, has raised fresh concerns about his client’s health and conditions in detention, claiming that Abronye’s physical condition has deteriorated significantly while in custody.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said Abronye DC has remained in detention since Wednesday, May 13, and described the situation as deeply worrying.

According to Oppong Nkrumah, lawyers representing the outspoken politician have repeatedly been denied access to him while he remains in the custody of the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI).

“They are not allowing the lawyers access to see him since Wednesday. When you go to the BNI, they say it is a police case. When you go to the police, they send you back. It has been back and forth,” he claimed.

He explained that the only person who had briefly been allowed to see Abronye was his wife, who reportedly visited him on Saturday.

“Her feedback to us is that his health is deteriorating significantly. He was already unwell and had recently travelled out of the country for treatment. His condition has worsened, and he is in a dire situation,” Oppong Nkrumah alleged.

Abronye DC was rearrested on Wednesday, May 13, just weeks after he had earlier secured bail in connection with allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements.

The former Information Minister criticised what he described as efforts to isolate the detained politician and suppress opposing political voices, while calling on authorities to uphold due process and transparency in handling the case.

Oppong Nkrumah also accused officials of unnecessarily delaying the legal process, citing what he described as an unusual delay in providing the defence team with a copy of the court order denying bail.

“A simple refusal of a bail application should not take seven days for the order to be drafted. It was only in the last hour after my first interview that my lawyers informed me that the court registrars had finally furnished us with a copy of the order,” he said.

The continued detention of Abronye DC has triggered growing political and legal debate, with members of the opposition questioning the handling of the case and raising concerns over constitutional rights, access to legal counsel and the treatment of detainees.

NA/AM