{
  "id": 9348658,
  "title": "‘Bring your appointees to order’ – Afenyo-Markin urges Mahama to act against alleged EOCO abuses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bring-your-appointees-to-order-afenyo-markin-urges-mahama-to-act",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:24:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bring-your-appointees-to-order-afenyo-markin-urges-mahama-to-act-against-alleged-eoco-abuses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged President John Mahama to address alleged abuses by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and ensure that state institutions operate within the law. The remarks came after a confrontation at the Accra High Court on September 23 involving Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah and security personnel linked to EOCO. Speaking at a press conference, Afenyo-Markin called on Mahama to \"bring your appointees to order; call them to order\" and stressed that the minority party was not opposed to accountability or lawful activities of state institutions. He specifically criticized EOCO for repeatedly overstepping its mandate, alleging that the institution had gained notoriety for abusing its powers. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that it would ultimately be Mahama's record that would be scrutinized, as the president approaches the latter part of his second term.",
  "summary": "Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has appealed to President John Mahama to rein in his appointees and ensure that state institutions exercise their powers within the law. His comments follow a confrontation at the Accra High Court on Wednesday, September 23, involving Manhyia South MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah and security personnel […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin urges President Mahama to address EOCO abuses.",
    "Confrontation at Accra High Court involved EOCO-linked security personnel.",
    "Minority party opposes accountability for lawful state institution activities."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "'Call your appointees to order, this is not the Ghana we want' - Minority to Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/call-your-appointees-to-order-this-is-not-the-ghana-we-want-minority",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:38:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Call your appointees to order’ – Afenyo-Markin tells Mahama after Baffour Awuah incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/call-your-appointees-to-order-afenyo-markin-tells-mahama-after",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:56:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}