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General News on Thursday, February 7, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-02-07
Some of the protesters
A group called the Inter-Party Coalition for National Sovereignty is calling for the immediate resignation of the Minister of National Security and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for allegedly losing control of the country's security.
According to the group, the Minister of National Security, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah, recruited intruders of the new patriotic party into the country's national security, which had been used to maim voters in the by-election of the district of Ayawaso West Wuogon in Accra.
After hearing the group's petition after its protest on Thursday, February 7, 2019, the coordinator of the group and chairman of the National People's Convention (NCP), Mr. Bernard Monah, declared that the Minister of National Security had compromised the security of the country by recruiting illegal immigrants. and unskilled members of the party's self-defense groups in the country's security architecture.
He added that the police had denied knowing of the existence of masked and helmeted men who had injured voters in the byelection of Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency on Thursday. January 31, 2019, to the post of President of the Minister of National Security. Bryan Acheampong, publicly acknowledged having deployed the said security officers.
"We call for the immediate and unequivocal resignation of the Minister of National Security, Mr. Kan Albert Dapaah, the Minister of State for National Security, Mr. Bryan Acheampong, for illegally recruiting villains and thugs and provide them with arms and weapons belonging to the state. accoutrements of committing this heinous and barbaric crime, "said Mr. Monah.
In addition, he said: "At the IGP and police leaders, who stood idly by while innocent Ghanaians were terrorized and brutalized, we demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of such agents. for derision of duty in the way "which dishonored the Ghana Police Service.
He criticized the PGI, David Asante Apietu, for losing control of the police as party militia groups could use weapons from that institution to perpetrate crimes against innocent Ghanaians. , without his knowledge or not.
Mr. Monah therefore requested the immediate arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the shooting incident that occurred at the partial election of the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon. .
According to him, the group would have information that the perpetrators of the shooting, members of the Invisible Forces, Delta Forces and Kandaha Boys, would strive to leave the country.
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