Private Legal Practitioner, Kwame Jantuah has reacted to the arrest of a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Alfred Ababio Kumi widely known as Adenta Kumi.
Kumi was picked up about on Friday dawn from his residence by eight armed men believed to be operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB).
Speaking on TV3 New Day’s Big Issue, Friday, May 23, 2025, Kwame Jantuah noted that it is his hope that the arrest is not politicized.
Adenta Kumi’s comes after he recently petitioned President John Mahama to dissolve the committee probing the removal of the chief justice.
Mr. Jantuah explained that although it is not yet clear if the NPP had any connection with the petition, the party’s reaction to the arrest will determine whether they had a hand in the call for the dissolution of the Committee.
“I hope and pray that this does not become a political football. Because at the moment, we don’t know whether the NPP is behind it.
“Yes, he went to Movement for Change and left and went to NPP and I hope nobody will point figures at the NPP if they are not involved. However, their actions will prove, how they handle this particular situation will prove whether they are part of it or they aren’t part,” he stated.
Alfred Kumi, a former parliamentary candidate for Adenta on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in his petition, cited allegations of misconduct which he believes could compromise the integrity of the inquiry.
Kumi alleged that on May 15, 2025, after the committee’s inaugural sitting, Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu, along with Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi, were seen dining with Thaddeus Sory, counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori, at Santoku Restaurant in Accra’s Airport Residential Area.
He claimed they were overheard discussing matters related to the petition.
