A private legal practitioner, Joshua Tibil Abanga Esq., has called for public clarification over alleged state-funded security protection previously provided to media personality Kwame Afrifa-Mensah, popularly known as Okatakyie Afrifa, during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration.

Mr. Abanga, in a statement on Ghana’s public accountability standards, questioned what he described as inconsistencies between Afrifa’s current advocacy for transparency and reports that he benefited from extensive police protection in recent years.

Okatakyie Afrifa, host of the Facebook-based current affairs programme For the Records, is widely known for his commentary on governance, police administration and the management of public resources.

However, Mr. Abanga alleges that during the tenure of former Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Afrifa was assigned multiple police bodyguards and round-the-clock security support from the Ghana Police Service.

According to him, the protection reportedly included personal bodyguards, a permanently stationed officer at his residence, and periodic patrols by personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate in his neighbourhood.

He further claimed that similar protection was extended to members of Afrifa’s household during visits to Ghana.

Mr. Abanga argued that such levels of security are typically reserved for senior government officials, diplomats or persons facing verified threats, and therefore raised questions about the criteria used in allocating those resources.

He said the public deserves answers regarding the basis for the alleged protection, the threat assessments that justified it, who authorised the deployments, and the cost to the taxpayer.

The lawyer also criticised what he described as selective commentary in recent public discussions about promotions within the Ghana Police Service, insisting that the broader context had been omitted.

He maintained that individuals who advocate accountability in public life must themselves be transparent about any past or present benefits received from the state.

As of the time of filing this report, Afrifa had not publicly responded to the claims. Efforts to reach him for comment were unsuccessful.

The development has sparked broader conversations about the use of state security resources and the need for consistent standards in public accountability.