I am painted in black – Kennedy Agyapong cries after an argument with the police chief

General News of Sunday, March 17, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-03-17

A controversial legislator for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong observed that there was a deliberate attempt by some people who are opposed to his style of communication and his way of doing things to always paint him in black.

It indicates that some people who do not fully understand what happened on the north campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), separate it from the police commander of the region Central, DCOP, Paul Manly Awini, are advocating this crusade by promising their failure.

According to him, the statement issued by the police administration following the altercation he had with one of their superiors last week was precipitous and constituted a deliberate attempt to "derision" and tarnish his reputation. Hardly acquired.

"Why do I still have to be painted black?" He asked Asempa Fm, based in Accra.

Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, who had led a delegation of Education Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to the school to calm down the climate after days of demonstrations, revealed that he was warning students about 'anarchy.

A witness told MyNewsGh.com that Mr. Kennedy Agyapong also warned the police against the mistreatment of students, so as not to aggravate the already tense situation following the dismissal of some of the speakers and staff members. the current vice-chancellor, the reverend father, the prof. Anthony Afful. Broni.

In the legislator's account, he said: "When they were traveling, the students screamed and protested. I told them to stop and I went to the police to talk to the commander and tell him that the problem had been solved. be. Shortly after, I heard noises from the outside. So I went back to the police and explained to him that the problem had been solved, they told me that the students had blocked the roads with logs and stones and that they had to talk to them.

The students also said that we should ask the police to release two of their students and stop releasing tear gas. So I took some of the students to the police to let them know how much they had taken out their weapons. The commander told me that the students had injured some of their staff. That's the reason they will not hold back anymore, they'll shoot.

I warned them and told one of his team members that he had to be careful, otherwise I would make sure he was fired because I did not understand that a police officer would incite him to violence.

I did not wait for the commander, because even if he had ordered his team to shoot if they approached, should I have allowed them to kill people? Do you know what would have happened if I had not intervened?

Mr. Agyapong was bitter about what he said was misinformed information. He added that the details of the events had been misinterpreted and others had been omitted.

"Apparently stones were thrown and a police officer was wounded. The Winneba hospital said he would be forced to send him back to Accra. I went to see the situation and I offered about 5,000 cedis to cover his medical expenses … Why did not they add that when they wrote the statement?