The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has fired a strong broadside at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), criticising the anti-crime body’s handling of matters involving Dr. Gabriel Tanko Kwamigah-Atokple, the Volta Region’s representative on the Council of State.
In a press statement dated Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the House did not attempt to hide its displeasure, describing EOCO’s actions as fundamentally at odds with the principles of constitutional democracy and the rule of law — a rebuke that laid bare the growing tension between the traditional authority and the state agency.
The chiefs pointed to a recent High Court ruling that had found EOCO guilty of acting without a lawful mandate and in violation of constitutional principles of fairness in its handling of the case. To the House, the court’s verdict was not a matter open to interpretation; it was, in their words, unequivocal.
Yet, despite that ruling, the trouble did not end there. Dr. Kwamigah-Atokple alleged that EOCO had pressed on regardless, maintaining its investigation and even going so far as to publicly question the legitimacy of the judgment. For the House of Chiefs, this was a step too far. Such conduct, they argued, amounted to a direct assault on the court’s authority and could not go unchallenged.
The chiefs were equally pointed in their message to EOCO: if the agency took issue with the ruling, the proper and lawful course of action was to appeal the decision through the appropriate legal channels, not to act in ways that gave the appearance of defying the court’s authority.
The statement drove home a principle that the House considered non-negotiable: that no institution, however powerful, stands above the law. The decisions of the courts, they stressed, must be respected at all times, without exception.
In its strongest terms, the House condemned EOCO’s posture, warning that it posed a serious threat to administrative justice and risked eroding public confidence in Ghana’s legal system.
Bringing its statement to a close, the Volta Regional House of Chiefs issued a clear call to EOCO: exercise restraint, and demonstrate full and unambiguous respect for the authority of the courts. The House also took the moment to reaffirm its own unwavering commitment to upholding justice, due process, and the integrity of Ghana’s constitutional institutions.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com