Plays Victim, Deny, Threatens Whistle-Blowers and Confess… What Next?
By Prince Ahenkorah
In a development that echoes the well-worn script of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) appointees caught in the glare of corruption investigations, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has retreated behind the shield of the judiciary, filing a Writ of Summons against the Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan, popularly known as Blakk Rasta.
The suit, filed on Monday, September 28, 2026, accuses the duo of defamation and the publication of false news. But beneath the veneer of a democrat seeking redress, informed sources within the investigative corridors of the state suggest a familiar tactic at play: the silencing of whistleblowers to prevent the opening of a Pandora’s box that threatens to expose a lucrative, albeit alleged, criminal enterprise.
Mr. Awuah’s legal manoeuvre comes amid a swirling vortex of controversy surrounding the alleged detention of Madam Salomey Awiti Baffoe and Camilla Alhassan. While the MP portrays himself as a crusader for the liberty of a “poor mother of three” allegedly kidnapped by state security agents, his sudden litigious posture bears the unmistakable fingerprints of a strategy perfected by “Miracle” Aboagye.
As has become the stock in trade of former NPP appointees, the modus operandi is predictable: deny, play the victim, and attempt to gag the press until the facts become insurmountable. This is the same path trodden by Miracle Aboagye, who vehemently denied wrongdoing before eventually cowering to the truth regarding the embezzlement of funds at his former office following his arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
Sources close to the investigation into the Manhyia South legislator allege that, like his predecessor in notoriety, Mr. Awuah is now quietly yielding to the reality of his situation, allegedly agreeing to take a 15 percent cut of a certain judgment debt. Investigators allege the debt was “cooked” specifically for sharing among a syndicate of insiders.
Mr. Awuah’s statement that he has “chosen the path of democrats” by avoiding criminal prosecution for false news is viewed by analysts as a pre-emptive strike. By dragging Blakk Rasta and the Akwatia MP to court, the Manhyia South MP appears to be constructing a wall of legal intimidation to deter further scrutiny into the judgment debt scandal.
“I have today filed a Writ of Summons against the underlisted persons for spewing falsehoods against my person,” Mr. Awuah stated, insisting the government is attempting to intimidate him.
However, the optics suggest a different narrative. The move to sue for defamation rather than submit to a forensic audit of the alleged judgment debt is seen as a classic diversionary tactic. It mirrors the “Miracle” template: use the courts to silence the noise while the substantive allegations of financial malfeasance fester.
While Mr. Awuah maintains his focus is on securing the release of Salomey Awiti Baffoe and Camilla Alhassan, the legal labyrinth he has entered may ultimately serve a different purpose delaying the inevitable reckoning with the truth. As EOCO eventually proved in the Miracle Aboagye case, the truth, however delayed, has a way of bulldozing through the most carefully constructed barricades of denial.
For now, the Manhyia MP has stopped talking, choosing instead the quiet coercion of the courtroom. But as the investigators close in on the alleged 15 percent “cooked” debt, it is becoming increasingly clear that this is a journey of no return.