Baffour Awuah’s lawyers dispute EOCO claim over February invitations
Lawyers for Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah have disputed the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) account that he failed to honour invitations to assist with an ongoing investigation. According to the law firm, the February correspondence from EOCO was addressed to Mr Baffour Awuah in his capacity as Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners and…
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has accused Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah of failing to respond to invitations to assist with an ongoing investigation. However, his legal team disputes this claim, stating that the correspondence was addressed to him in his position as a Senior Partner of Sarkodie Baffour Awuah & Partners and related to an investigation involving one of the firm's clients, SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Limited.
The EOCO's accusations followed an attempted arrest of the MP at the Accra High Court on September 23, 2026. The lawyers for Mr Baffour Awuah claim he was not the subject of the investigation and that he referred the matter to the Clerk to Parliament for advice due to his new role as an MP. A representative of the firm subsequently cooperated with EOCO and attended three interrogation sessions in March, April and May, providing the requested information, after which a formal written statement was submitted.
The lawyers suggest that the attempted arrest was likely connected to Mr Baffour Awuah's recent legal representation of Salomey Awiti Bafoh in a case involving "Ghana Jollof". EOCO maintains that the attempted arrest was linked to an ongoing investigation and that Mr Baffour Awuah's parliamentary status does not exempt him from the law.
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