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
