Ghanaian media personality Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah has reportedly been arrested following chaos and violence that disrupted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Afigya Sekyere East Constituency executive elections in the Ashanti Region.
The incident reportedly led to heightened tensions at the polls, with security concerns emerging during the constituency-level elections.
According to Ghanaian blogger Dek360, who was present at the election grounds on Sunday, July 12, 2026, the chaos reportedly erupted after Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah attempted to present a court document indicating that the election had been injuncted.
“Chaos and violence have marred the NPP Afigya Sekyere East Constituency executive elections following the arrest of Okatakyie Afrifa and several members of his team by the Ghana Police Service.
“Members of Okatakyie’s team were assaulted during the incident. Although a court injunction had reportedly been served to halt the elections, the confrontation occurred while Afrifa was attempting to present the legal documents to law enforcement officers,” Dek360 stated in a social media post accompanying a video that show Okatakyie being escorted away by police.
The media personality is seeking to contest as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency.
It may be recalled that the NPP suspended its Constituency Executive Committee elections in the Afigya Sekyere East and Asante Akyem Central constituencies in the Ashanti Region following court orders restraining the party from proceeding with the electoral process.
The directive was contained in a memorandum dated July 6, 2026, and signed by the Acting National Chairman, Danquah Buttey Smith, after a meeting of the party’s National Steering Committee.
According to the memorandum, the National Steering Committee was informed that courts of competent jurisdiction had issued interim injunctions, along with subsequent motions on notice, preventing the party from conducting and supervising the Constituency Executive Committee elections in the two constituencies.
The injunctions are to remain in force pending the determination of the respective applications before the courts or until otherwise directed by the courts.
The party stated that, as a law-abiding political organisation that upholds the rule of law, it is obliged to comply fully with the court orders while pursuing legal processes to challenge the injunctions and seek to have them set aside.
“Accordingly, the National Steering Committee hereby directs that, with immediate effect, all activities relating to the conduct of the Constituency Executive Committee Elections in the Afigya Sekyere East and Asante Akyem Central Constituencies be suspended until further notice, in compliance with the orders of the respective courts,” the memorandum stated.
The directive was addressed to the Ashanti Regional Steering Committee, the Constituency Elections Committee for Afigya Sekyere East and Asante Akyem Central and the Constituency Executive Committees of the affected constituencies.
Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, a media personality, is also reported to be preparing to contest as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency.
