Minority MPs want the state of the nation address to focus on security

General News of Monday, February 11, 2019

Source: living room

2019-02-11

Before the third speech of the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, on February 21, 2019, some minority members of Parliament said that the speech should focus on security in the country.

Their request follows what the minority called a "state of insecurity" following the violence of the partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon, who observers have criticized for his excessive security .

National security personnel were at the center of a shootout near a voting center in La Bawaleshie that had temporarily disrupted the polls. There is also fear of an upsurge in kidnappings, the abduction of three girls in Takoradi, in the western region, having attracted the country's attention.

"If there is no security, nothing can work. The very survival of humanity is security, "said Banda MP Ibrahim Ahmed in an interview with Citi News.

Ibrahim Ahmed also said he wants the president to hold Bryan Acheampong accountable for the actions of security personnel deployed at Aaywaso West Wuogon, who are brutalizing unarmed men.

The deputy of Sagnarigu, Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini said: "All the fundamental concerns of Ghanaians are that this country lacks security. In fact, when you leave and go to work, it is by the grace of God that you go home. We have never experienced this kind of insecurity in this country at any time. "

Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George, who was badaulted by members of the security forces, added that "the president has a lot of questions to answer in terms of fighting corruption, insecurity, being apparent violations of the constitution by itself and by its representatives. "

But he added that he did not expect the president to "address these issues".

"The president will probably come here to rent," Sam George said.