Top officials of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) gathered at the Spintex home of Assin South MP, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, on Monday night to resist what they described as an attempted arrest by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).

The show of solidarity brought together key party figures including Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye, Communications Director Richard Ahiagbah, and several other MPs and supporters.

The NPP leadership claims they mobilized quickly after receiving reports that NIB operatives had stormed the MP’s residence to arrest him over recent comments he made regarding the landing of two suspicious aircraft at the Kotoka International Airport.

Speaking to JoyNews’ James Avedzi, Afenyo-Markin voiced the party’s unwavering support for Rev. Ntim Fordjour. “Reverend cannot be made an example,” he asserted. “He has not walked alone, and he will not walk alone.”

He emphasized that the party would not allow any attempt to intimidate its members for speaking on national issues, particularly when done in the public interest.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour’s earlier claims about questionable aircraft arrivals sparked political controversy, with government sources dismissing the allegations as unfounded. However, the reported arrest attempt has further fueled tensions and drawn attention to the treatment of opposition voices in Ghana's political landscape.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed in a media interview that the NIB had officially requested the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to release the Assin South MP to aid investigations into alleged drug trafficking and money laundering.

Kwakye Ofosu noted that the Speaker had not yet responded to the request. “The NIB wrote to the Speaker to release Ntim Fordjour. The Speaker is yet to respond, as far as I am aware. Once that is done, he’ll be made available,” he stated during an interview on Face to Face on Channel One TV.

As the situation unfolds, political observers are closely watching how Parliament and law enforcement navigate the legal and constitutional protocols involving a sitting legislator under scrutiny.