Commission Emile Short: Heads of security have lacked coordination – Adam Bona

General News of Friday, February 15, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-02-15

There were contradictions and a lack of coordination between the heads of national security who appeared before the Wuawon Ayawaso West partial inquiry commission, said the badyst. security Adam Bona.

The badyst told Citi News that he had felt the testimony of Interior Minister Ambrose Dery; National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah and State Minister for National Security Bryan Acheampong were inconsistent.

This, for Mr. Bona, paints a disturbing picture of the national security hierarchy in Ghana after the confusion in which more than ten people were injured by security personnel deployed in the region.

The three were the first to testify when the inquiry commission held its first public hearing on Thursday at Christiansborg Castle in Osu, Accra.

"They probably did not coordinate with each other, they did not talk to each other before they even talked to the commission, and from the beginning some of us have raised issues like this. it was an "all for oneself" attitude, "said Bona.

In my opinion, he suggested to the president to realign the portfolios of these security institutions to avoid the development of a game of reproach.

According to what the Kan Dapaah said, Bryan does not receive any instructions from him. How can that be if that person is supposed to be your deputy minister?

"In one way or another, even though it's 10%, it does not take 10% of its boss's instructions. This means that there is a serious problem, especially when you are supposed to be responsible for national security. "

The testimony of the three ministers explained the role of the security personnel deployed during the by-election.

The NDC described the violence that took place in Ayawaso West Wuogon as being state-sponsored militancy.

The Minister of National Security revealed that the SWAT National Security Team included former members of self-defense groups, which calls into question the nature of recruitment in the security services.

Bryan Acheampong also insisted that armed security members dressed in khaki and masks did not misbehave during the by-election although they were filmed on camera to brutalize non-citizens. armed.

According to Ambrose Dery, the heavily armed masked men were not, however, part of a police operation.

"I saw for the first time on television people dressed in khaki and people wearing masks and armies. When I had the video, I forwarded it to the police and he stated that these people were not part of my men. I later learned that a national security officer had declared himself to be a national security officer, "he said in his testimony.