The Head of Missions at the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and Board Member of the Commonwealth Human Rights Office for Africa, Dr John Apea, has renewed calls for presidential clemency for .
Dr John Apea cited the founder of the defunct Capital Bank's severely deteriorated health as a compelling reason.
In a discussion on X Spaces on Sunday, Dr Apea revealed that Essien is now wheelchair-bound, suffering from a spinal injury sustained while in custody.
Highlighting the emotional and physical toll of Essien's condition, Dr Apea stated that; "As it stands now, Ato is not receiving the necessary medical care that a prison facility or within the prison walls that he needs, you know? "So, that's why, for me, the clemency is the biggest thing I'm most interested in now, court, case, capital, bank, all that stuff.
