The Director of Legal Affairs Directorate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Abraham Amaliba, has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over his utterances that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would not hand over power to the NDC.
In the petition dated April 11, 2023, Mr Amaliba revealed that in the estimation of the party and those of the general public, the statements uttered by Hon Bryan Acheampong could be interpreted to mean that the NPP has conceived a grand scheme to subvert the will of the people of Ghana in the 2024 elections. He explained that by the statement, the NPP has purported that any attempt to “resist them would be met with violence”.
“That Your Petitioner says that the said Hon Bryan Acheampong continued to say that they – NPP will show the NDC that the NPP have the men, and that the NPP will do everything possible – fair or foul means to remain in power come what may in the 2024 general elections. I enclose herein, audios and videos of the utterances of Hon Bryan Acheampong for your perusal.”
Abraham Amaliba
Mr Amaliba reminded the CID of Bryan Acheampong’s “unilateral and illegal deployment of NPP hoodlums garbed in National Security Operatives uniforms to assault the Hon Sam Dzata George”, innocent electorates and the maiming of some NDC supporters in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon by-elections.
“Your Petitioner says that given the infamous and unenviable track record of Hon Bryan Acheampong in organizing NPP hoodlums to unleash violence on Ghanaians, his statements on the 8th day of April 2023, border on national security threats and democracy and should not be taken lightly.”
Abraham Amaliba
NDC women’s wing slams Abetifi MP over comments made
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Women’s Wing has slammed Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, over his statement that the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not hand over power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
In a press conference at the party’s headquarters, Dr Hanna Louisa Bissiw, National Women Organizer of the NDC, called Byran Acheampong’s statement “treasonable” and urged security agencies to arrest him. She stated that these treasonable statements made by the Abetifi legislator didn’t start last Saturday, President Akufo Addo at a delegates conference in 2021, iterated his plans to hand over power in 2025 to his party’s flag bearer.
“In a similar occasion in 2022, Lord Commey who is the director of operations at the Presidency said, ‘the power I have, I will not hand it over today or tomorrow’. This is a clear indication of the evil intent of the NPP to manipulate the outcome of election 2024 as they know, the ordinary Ghanaian is fed up with their failed government. To cover up for the numerous scandalous deals and misappropriation of state funds, they are desperate to hold on to power.”
Dr Hanna Louisa Bissiw
Dr Bissiw also warned of the consequences if Bryan Acheampong’s statement is not taken seriously. She further questioned whether Bryan Acheampong has seriously considered the possible conflagration that will occur in Ghana if anyone is maimed or killed as a result of his recklessness in the near future.
“Has Bryan Acheampong thought about the probability of Accra, and for that matter, other parts of this country being a ‘no-go’ area for him and his cohorts if any politically motivated unfortunate incidents happen again? It is already noteworthy that Bryan Acheampong cannot step foot in Bawku.”
Dr Hannahh Louisa Bissiw
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