{"id":275736,"date":"2011-02-08T22:17:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T22:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51520"},"modified":"2011-02-08T22:17:14","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T22:17:14","slug":"national-security-is-only-good-at-chasing-after-missing-dogs-samuel-awuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/08\/national-security-is-only-good-at-chasing-after-missing-dogs-samuel-awuku\/","title":{"rendered":"National Security Is Only Good At Chasing After Missing Dogs \u2013 Samuel Awuku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Deputy Communications Director for  the NPP, Samuel Awuku says it is an indictment on the country\u2019s  established security agencies, most notably the Bureau of National  Investigations (BNI), Criminal Investigations Department (CID), National  Security Secretariat for President Mills to bypass them and enlist the  services of a journalist for undercover duties and derisively stated  they are only better at hurrying after missing dogs in people\u2019s homes.<br \/>\n\u201cIt  seems everyone in the NDC is a National Security officer but the only  interest they have shown is chasing after missing dogs,\u201d Mr. Awuku said.<br \/>\nMr. Awuku\u2019s comments were in obvious reference to the storming of the home of the Managing Editor of the <strong>Gye Nyame Concord<\/strong>,  Alfred Ogbamey by National Security operatives ostensibly in search of a  missing \u2018Neapolitan Mastiff breed dog\u2019 on Sunday, January 30th.<br \/>\nMr.  Ogbamey, who is also a breeder, disclosed that his house including his  bedroom was searched and he had to call in the Anyaa Police to restore  order.<br \/>\nContributing to a panel discussion on <strong>PeaceFM\u2019s Kokrokoo<\/strong> Show, Mr. Awuku, who is also Director of Operations for the political  pressure group, the Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), reminded  the President that fighting corruption is not a matter of sod cuttings,  but political will and dogged determination.<br \/>\n\u201cPresident Mills should walk the talk, he should back the talk with actions,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nHe  described as unfortunate President Mills\u2019 angry posture when he  addressed customs officials after the release of the Anas expos\u00e9 and the  accusing fingers he pointed at the judiciary.<br \/>\nHe accused the NDC  of fighting against the corruption menace with a \u2018lazy\u2019 approach and  observed that President Mills\u2019 anger will not deter the customs  officials from carrying out their nefarious activities.<br \/>\n\u201cI feel very bad for him (President Mills)\u2026his anger will not change anything,\u201d Samuel Awuku said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Deputy Communications Director for the NPP, Samuel Awuku says it is an indictment on the country\u2019s established security agencies, most notably the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), Criminal Investigations Department (CID), National Security Secretariat for President Mills to bypass them and enlist the services of a journalist for undercover duties and derisively stated they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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