Ofosu Ampofo, Chairman of NDC (in smock) in a chitchat with Bernard Mornah
Mr Ampofo, Chairman of NDC (in smock) in a
chitchat with Mr Mornah
Mr Ampofo, Chairman of NDC (in smock) in a
chitchat with Mr Mornah
A group of opposition parties which identifies itself as the Inter-Party Coalition for National Sovereignty (ICNS) has registered its displeasure over what they called the government and its security agencies handling of the just-ended Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.
They said they are hitting the streets on Thursday to demonstrate against the alleged brutalities that occurred during the by-election.
The formation of the ICNS is the brainchild of some opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) elements, but they always use PNC Chairman Bernard Mornah to make things look like it has the concerns of all other opposition parties.
At a press briefing in Accra on Friday, Mr Mornah, who is the convenor of the group, described the attack on a sitting Member of Parliament (Sam George) and an attempt to enter the home of an opposition candidate (Delali Kwasi Brempong) by unidentified security agents leading to the shooting of six Ghanaians as “an act of cowardice.”
“We witnessed the intimidation of officials of the Electoral Commission, party agents and election observers” he claimed.
Mr Mornah, who defends the NDC more than his own party, expressed his sympathy to affected victims of the incident and called on the leadership of the Ghana Police Service to “pursue and prosecute” perpetrators for their actions.
“Stand up for what is right and defend the dignity and honour of your service. Stand up for Ghana,” he declared.
He also disclosed the intention of the opposition parties to forward their grievances backed by graphical evidence to some international organisations that include the United Nations and the African Union.
He appealed to the ‘moral society’ to break their silence so as not to appear to endorse the wrong doings that are taking place in the country.
He urged the media to expose wrongdoing in the country, saying “do not allow yourselves to be co-opted into the laughable attempt to spin the obvious complicity of the government.”
By Issah Mohammed and Mohammed Brimah