The Minority Caucus in Parliament has criticised what it describes as the excessive conduct of the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) in the arrest of Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, arguing that the development represents a diversion from the pressing economic challenges confronting Ghanaians.
In a statement dated February 11, 2026, and signed by the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Caucus said the incident reflects misplaced priorities at a time of national difficulty.
According to the statement, the investigation stems from a February 3, 2026, communique issued by the Secretary to the President, Mr Callistus Mahama, directing the NIB to probe allegations purportedly made by Mr Ofosu Nkansah on Sompa Radio 106.5, to the effect that an individual had paid to secure a foreign scholarship.
The Minority noted that Mr Ofosu Nkansah voluntarily honoured an invitation on February 5, appearing with his lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah Esq., MP for Manhyia South, and was allowed to leave without charge.
The Caucus, however, questioned the subsequent actions taken by the NIB, including a return invitation while Mr Ofosu Nkansah was attending to his seriously ill father in Kumasi.
It said that although he requested to report on February 11 instead of the earlier date proposed, he later complied.
Upon reporting, he was allegedly taken to his residence by heavily armed officers for a search before being returned to the NIB office at Nima.
While describing the conduct of the investigation as troubling, the Minority emphasised that the broader concern is the impact such actions have on national focus.
“The real essence of governance is to serve the interest of the people,” the statement said, adding that the protracted concerns confronting Ghanaians include “the payment of cocoa farmers, unemployment, and the rising cost of living.”
The Caucus argued that the episode constitutes “an unfortunate diversion of the economic realities confronting the ordinary Ghanaian” and urged the Government to channel its “full attention and force” towards addressing the challenges affecting millions across the country.
It maintained that security operations must not overshadow urgent socio-economic priorities.
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