NPP Vice Chair Warns Sammy Gyamfi, Basintale, and Otokonor of Future Jail Terms Over Alleged Insults
- Alhaji Masawudu Osman, NPP 3rd Vice Chairman, has warned that leading NDC officials could face imprisonment in the future
- He made the remarks during a visit to the court seek bail for an NPP-aligned TikTok content creator who was arrested for threatening the president
- His comments have added to rising political tensions between the NPP and NDC over free speech and alleged abuse of power
- Isaac Aboagye, a youth activist, shared his views in an interview with YEN.com.gh
Alhaji Masawudu Osman, the 3rd Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has warned that leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should be prepared to face imprisonment in future political administrations over past remarks made against former President Nana Akufo-Addo.
He specifically named Sammy Gyamfi, DrPeter Boamah Otokonor and Malik Basintale, insisting that they would be held accountable if political power changes hands.
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Masawudu Osman, popularly known as Chairman Buga, made the comments while speaking to The 1957 News at the High Court in Accra on Friday, May 22, 2026.
He had joined other NPP members to seek bail for Akosua Serwaa Aminat Mahama, a popular NPP-aligned TikTok content creator known as “Bawumia Ba”.
He used the occasion to urge party supporters to remain steadfast, describing the current political climate as one in which opposition voices appear to be under pressure.
'Insults will not go unpunished'
According to him, public remarks made by political actors in the past would not be ignored in the future if the NPP returns to power.
“When did insult become a crime? If today someone insulted Akufo-Addo and another person also insulted President Mahama, and because you are in power, you want to make insults a crime… if this is how it is going to be, then Sammy Gyamfi should listen to me very well. If power should change, he would face jail term,” he said.
He further alleged that past comments directed at former President Nana Akufo-Addo would be revisited.
“We will also arrest him based on his past insult on Akufo-Addo. We will also arrest Otokonor and Malik Basintale for the insults they rained on Akufo-Addo,” he added.
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NPP TikToker arrested
The comments come amid heightened political tensions following the arrest of Akosua Serwaa Aminat Mahama, who is known online as “Bawumia Ba”.
She was arrested by the Inspector General of Police’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET) on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
According to police reports, the arrest is linked to alleged threats made against the life of President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, Lordina Mahama.
The remarks by the NPP vice chairman are likely to intensify already sharp political divisions between Ghana’s two major parties, with both sides increasingly accusing each other of intolerance and selective enforcement of the law.
Political activist pushes dialogue over political abuse
Reacting this in an interview with YEN.com.gh, interview, Isaac Aboagye, a youth activist and social commentator, said Alhaji Osman’s comments highlight the escalating tensions between the NPP and NDC.
He urged them to sit together to find a lasting solution to the harassment and abuse they subject each other to when power changes hands.
“This incident highlights the escalating tensions between the NPP and NDC, with both parties accusing each other of suppressing dissent and misusing power, and I think the time has come for them to sit together and find a lasting solution to these incidents of harassment and abuse of state authority when power changes hands,” he said.
Bawumia Ba granted bail
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Bawumia Ba had been granted GH¢1 million bail after her arrest by the Ghana Police Service.
She was picked up by the IGP’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team over alleged threats against President John Dramani Mahama and his wife.
The court also imposed strict bail conditions, including sureties, surrender of her travel documents, and regular reporting to investigators.
Source: YEN.com.gh
