September 23, 2026
A communication team member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Amos Mensah, an exhaust-pipe specialist, has challenged the government to extradite US-based Ghanaian social commentator Kevin Taylor if it is not behind his alleged utterances.
Mr. Mensah has consequently given the government a 24-hour ultimatum to act, amid what he described as concerns surrounding Mr. Taylor’s public commentary.
According to him, some leading members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) are allegedly behind Mr. Taylor and his utterances. He questioned why authorities had not taken similar action against the social commentator amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Ghana Jollof case.
Mr. Mensah claimed that Kevin Taylor has become a “dictator” to the John Mahama government because of the nature and frequency of his public commentary. He therefore challenged the government to apply the law consistently if it believes that offensive or potentially unlawful statements must be addressed.
“If the NDC is fighting Ghana Jollof, they should extradite their darling boy Kevin Taylor as well,” Mr. Mensah said, arguing that the same standards should apply to individuals regardless of their political affiliations.
Mr. Mensah also criticized what he described as the use of state institutions to target opposition members. He questioned the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a Member of Parliament by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), arguing that the government should not use state institutions to intimidate or suppress political opponents.
He warned that the NDC would eventually face the consequences of what he described as unlawful behavior when the party loses power in 2028. Mr. Mensah consequently urged the government to desist from what he called the selective use of state institutions and ensure that the law is applied fairly to all citizens.