Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, the Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party, has spoken out about the detention of a party activist. He is known publicly as COKA.
COKA is supporting demands for the release of Efya Royal. Efya Royal is a social media activist for the NPP.
Reports indicate state security agencies arrested and detained Efya Royal. COKA made his views known in a social media post on Tuesday.
He stated that Ghana is not a banana republic. This implies he believes the arrest and detention were unjust or politically motivated.
COKA also criticized the security probe into the matter. He suggested the actions taken against Efya Royal were improper.
The activist's detention has sparked debate regarding the use of state security powers.