{"id":450525,"date":"2017-12-28T07:41:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T07:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/akufo-addo-should-focus-on-crimes-committed-under-his-watch-minority\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T07:41:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T07:41:57","slug":"akufo-addo-should-focus-on-crimes-committed-under-his-watch-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/akufo-addo-should-focus-on-crimes-committed-under-his-watch-minority\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo should focus on crimes committed under his watch \u2013 Minority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Politics of Thursday, 28 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-28<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/96636402.295.jpg\" alt=\"James Agalga Dep Minister\" title=\"James Agalga Dep Minister\" width=\"295\" height=\"172\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514446917_34_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Minority in Parliament say they are  \u201cshocked and dismayed\u201d by what they called a brutal and unprovoked attack on the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South, and former Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Eric Opoku.<\/p>\n<p>The former minister had travelled to celebrate the Christmas festivities with his constituents when he was attacked on 25th December 2017, a statement signed by James Agalga, Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The MP was attacked in his residence by persons the Minority said are supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party. The statement said the attackers numbering over hundred \u201carmed with machetes and guns carried out the attack without provocation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some property of the MP including his Toyota Land Cruiser got damaged in the course of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minority in parliament condemns the attack in no uncertain terms as it is yet another manifestation of political vigilantism designed to intimidate, harass and silence vocal and outspoken members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, what happened to the Hon. Eric Opoku on the 25th day of December 2017 is not only criminal but is also an assault on our young and fledgeling democracy,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the security agencies are yet to arrest any of the attackers to face the law, noting, \u201cit is inactions of this kind that has created a culture of impunity that enhances the growth of these lawless elements parading as political vigilantes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Calling on the law enforcement agencies to act with despatch in bringing the perpetrators to book,  the Minority reiterated, \u201cSuch action is crucial to halting and ending these unfettered acts of lawlessness unleashed on Ghanaians across the length and breadth of this country since the NPP came to power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also seize this opportunity to call upon the President, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo not only to concentrate on alleged crimes committed in the past but also crimes committed under his watch by members of his government and party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 38 updated by: 38 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics of Thursday, 28 December 2017 Source: 3news.com 2017-12-28 Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga The Minority in Parliament say they are \u201cshocked and dismayed\u201d by what they called a brutal and unprovoked attack on the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South, and former Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":450526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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