NPP stalwart Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah has sought to establish the facts leading up to his arrest and detention by the Ashanti North Regional Police Command.

Okatakyie Afrifa, a popular figure in Ghana's political arena, was nabbed by the Police in the early hours of Sunday, July 12, 2026, following a chaotic scene during the New Patriotic Party's constituency executive election at Afigya Sekyere East constituency.

Explaining the circumstances that led to the arrest, a statement sighted by Classfmonline, indicates that the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mavis Nkansah Boadu, defied a court injunction and a directive by the National Steering Committee of the New Patriotic Party to halt the electoral process.

"On 6th July, 2026, the National Steering Committee of the New Patriotic Party, acting through the Acting National Chairman, formally directed the immediate suspension of the Afigya Sekyere Constituency Executive Committee Elections pending the determination of an ongoing court process. The memorandum specifically instructed that all activities relating to the elections be suspended until further notice in compliance with the orders of the court.

"This directive followed an Order for Interim injunction issued by the High Court, Kumasi, restraining the party and its officers from proceeding with aspects of the electoral process relating to the conduct of polling station and electoral area coordinators' elections, and subsequently constituency executive election in the Afigya Sekyere East Constituency pending the determination of the substantive application before the court," portions of the statement read.

According to him, he went to the election grounds to "serve notice of the injunction and the National Party's directive on the electoral officials", resulting in his arrest.

Okatakyie Afrifa, who has revealed his intention to contest the seat, also accused the sitting MP and some party officials of "printing their own ballot papers" as well as manufacturing a constituency delegates album.

The statement further conveyed Okatakyie Afrifa's shock at the latest development, stressing that "regrettably...the people who had the injunction...were arrested".