The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has criticised the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, describing it as the “most intolerant” government Ghana has ever produced.

His comments follow the arrest of Dennis 'Miracles' Aboagye, an aide to the NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).

Speaking to Citi News' Hanson Agyemang at the EOCO office, where NPP supporters had gathered, Mustapha accused the government of disregarding due process and blocking arrested persons from accessing legal counsel.

“This is perversion of the highest order I have seen, the most intolerant government this country has ever produced. They will not allow any access to him, they will not talk to anybody, they have no respect for anybody,” Mustapha stated.

He questioned the rationale behind arresting Aboagye at the Kotoka International Airport immediately after his return to Ghana on Sunday, July 13, arguing that he did not pose a flight risk.

Mustapha stated that Aboagye is a public figure who regularly appears on television and radio, and questioned why he was picked up from the airport and held under "orders from above" without initial charges being revealed.

Furthermore, Mustapha alleged that the arrest is part of a wider trend targeting NPP members, claiming that over 20 party members have been arrested under the current NDC administration for minor reasons.

According to a Facebook post by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, Aboagye was taken into custody by EOCO officers with the assistance of immigration officials.

The NPP has claimed that Aboagye's lawyers and family have been denied access to him, and no formal charges have been filed. The opposition party has called on the authorities to respect Article 14(2) of the 1992 Constitution, which protects the rights of persons in custody.