{
  "id": 9567904,
  "title": "NPP leaders appear in court to support Manhyia South MP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/npp-leaders-appear-in-court-to-support-manhyia-south-mp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:26:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-leaders-appear-in-court-to-support-manhyia-south-mp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Leaders of Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), notably National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye and General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, made their court appearances on September 24, standing in solidarity with Manhyia South Member of Parliament Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah. This came after an attempted arrest of the MP, who is also an attorney for detained nurse Salomey Awiti Baffoe, on September 23 at the court premises.\n\nNana Agyei Baffour Awuah is present in court on Thursday, September 24, to advocate for his client. Speaking to journalists, Mr. Nana Boakye accused the government of employing \"antics\" to distract from cocaine-related scandals by attempting to arrest the MP. He further alleged that the government's actions were undermined by embarrassment over the matter and a desire to divert attention.\n\nThe NPP leaders criticized President John Mahama's handling of the situation, labeling it as \"weak leadership.\" They questioned the decision to involve individuals who had overseen the movement of cocaine from Ghana to France in investigations into the scandal. Mr. Nana Boakye expressed disbelief in the government's method of calling these individuals into a meeting, instructing them to conduct investigations and report back two weeks later.\n\nThe Accra High Court witnessed a significant security presence on Thursday, September 24, in anticipation of the bail application hearing for nurse Salomey Awiti Baffoe.",
  "summary": "Senior leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), including National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye and General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, have appeared in court in solidarity with the Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Manhyia South NPP condemns alleged botched EOCO arrest attempt on MP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/manhyia-south-npp-condemns-alleged-botched-eoco-arrest-attempt-on-mp",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:07:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}