Short Commission does a good job – Kwesi Pratt

General News on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-02-21

The editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Commended the Akufo-Addo government for setting up an investigative commission to investigate the violence during the war. by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon.

According to him, despite the reservations expressed by many people about the commission of inquiry, "a lot of good things seem to come out of the investigation commission".

Kwesi Pratt said, through the commission of investigation, that ordinary mortals in the country saw the contradictory testimonies of security capos responsible for national security last Saturday at Radio Gold.

"First of all, I think that, despite the reservations about the commission of inquiry, it seems that the Commission is doing a lot of good. One of the best things that emerges from the commission of inquiry so far is the way simple mortals are beginning to see security capos; and by listening to them, we have seen how they contradict each other, "he said.

The veteran reporter added that it was very informative to learn, through the Emile Short commission, that national security officials gave the impression that they were not coordinating their efforts.

"Because the fact that the Minister of State for National Security, then the Minister of National Security and the Minister of the Interior contradict each other, is a very serious warning. very terrible signal, "he lamented.

He insisted that the national security capos did not meet; thus, according to the various accounts of the three National Security Officers at the controls, it became clear that they had never met and that they did not share the same note.

"What happens to national security? The impression you get is a total chaos in the security establishment. I am very deeply concerned about this situation. If this commission of inquiry had not been set up, and if it did not hold a public meeting, how could we have known?

"It's serious, I mean a lot of people talk about a lot of things but just lack of coordination, lack of consultation, the fact that different people in charge of national security do not seem to talk to each other, Is serious, "he explained.

He pointed out that it would have been a total slaughter in the country if, instead of a small constituency like Ayawaso West Wuogon, which had been mutilated 20 people due to the lack of 275 constituencies.

"It is only the partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon, a small election, one constituency out of 275; that's what we're talking about and let's look at the chaos, let's look at the confusion. They can not agree on anything, so how would national security behave if another country decided to wage a war of aggression against us?

"If that's precisely what's happening with the violence, which affects 20 people in a constituency out of 275, and that's how our national security reacts, we should be very worried," he said. he lamented.