The government plans to stop Ofosu Ampofo – NDC

Policy of Monday, June 10, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-06-10

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said it had gathered information that the government was working to arrest its national president, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, as part of a ploy to lower the esteem of Ghanaians.

As a result, the party through a statement by Kakra Essamuah, its director of communications, urged his supporters to await this arrest.

This follows Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo's refusal to honor an invitation to report to the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, to participate in investigations into the recent wave of 39, kidnappings and arson in the country. .

A suspect had accused the NDC president of being responsible for these crimes, which prompted the police to invite him to an interrogation.

The NDC said in a statement that it had learned that the security agencies were planning to arrest the arrest together with elements of the self-defense forces in power of the new Patriotic Party (NPP), and that they intended to do so in a way that would minimize it. believes Ghanaians.

"The NDC takes the government's intent very seriously, if our information is correct, and wishes to draw the country's attention to the fact that our national president, as the president of the largest party of the world, is opposition to Ghana, has the right to be treated with respect and dignity, "said Kakra Essamuah, Director of Communication, in a statement.

Below is a complete copy of the NDC statement

IMMINENT ARREST OF THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONGRESS, HON. SAMUEL OFOSU-AMPOFO.

The National Democratic Congress has learned that the government, using security agencies, had obtained a stop warrant over the past few days for the arrest of our national president, the Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.

We further learned that the security agencies had the intention to do so, apparently in conjunction with elements of the NPP security forces, and that they intended to stop the president so as to lower him in the esteem of Ghanaians.

The NDC takes the government's intent very seriously, if our information is correct, and wishes to draw the country's attention to the fact that, as chairman of the largest opposition party in Ghana , our national president has the right to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity.

While respecting the position already expressed by the Council of Wise Men regarding police invitations, we wish to make it clear that the National President is a law-abiding citizen who will never disregard an order duly obtained from a court duly authorized to do it.

This statement also aims to inform prospective supporters of the Democratic National Congress to await the imminent arrest of the national president with the aim of defending the narrow political interests of President Akufo-Addo in order to to silence any legitimate political opposition.

At all times, the national president of our party can count on the solidarity of all party members and we strongly support the hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.

Published Sunday, June 9, 2019.

Signed KAKRA ESSAMUAH Director of Communications

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