Sammy Awuku
The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, says National Security did not recruit Bright Ernest Akomeah, aka ‘Double’ based on his friendship with him.
He confirmed that he had known ‘Double’ for a long time because he (Sammy Awuku) lived in the same area with him.
The NPP National Organizer disclosed this while speaking to some journalists in Bolgatanga after the launch of the Upper East Regional Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Mr. Akomeah is said to have led some National Security operatives in violence acts in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency of the Greater Accra Region during the recent by-election which the NPP’s candidate, Lydia Alhassan won.
The action of the said National Security operatives and the related violence have widely been condemned, which necessitated the formation of a Commission of Inquiry to find out what really happened and people behind the violence.
According to Sammy Awuku, “Double,’ despite being my friend, may have been recruited into the National Security because he qualified and not because he is my friend.”
Mr. Awuku said even though they have been friends for almost 10 years, he realized that Double distanced himself from him (Sammy Awuku) after he was recruited into the National Security.
“So shouldn’t someone be given employment because the person is known to be Sammy’s friend; it doesn’t make sense,” he said.
Explaining further Mr. Awuku said, “It’s naivety and gross ignorance on the part of the people who think that the fact that you sell mobile phone you can’t be an operative or be recruited into the National Security. Let me tell you, National Security recruits all manner of persons; it’s all about the kind of task you want the operative to do for you. It’s all about intelligence gathering.”
On the recent invasion of the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the release of their National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Mr. Awuku said the police were very lenient to the NDC supporters on Monday.
FROM: Ebo Bruce-Quansah, Bolgatanga