Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen and Johnson Asiedu Nketia<\/strong><\/p>\nThe
\nopposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is clearly hiding behind the
\ncriminal trial of two of their national executives to frustrate efforts to
\nbuild consensus on the eradication of political vigilantism in Ghana.<\/p>\n
On
\nThursday at Peduase in the Akuapem South District of the Eastern Region, the
\nopposition NDC was conspicuously missing at a dialogue organized by the
\nNational Peace Council for leaders of political parties on the effort being
\nmade to build consensus on vigilantism.<\/p>\n
Their
\nGeneral Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, giving reasons for their boycott of
\nthe dialogue said cynically yesterday that it was because the NDC Chairman
\nSamuel Ofosu-Ampofo had a court date, the party deemed it more important than
\nthe national exercise.<\/p>\n
He
\ncreated the impression that the whole NDC machinery were in court to support
\ntheir chairman when in fact not all the executives and key party leaders were present in the courtroom on Thursday.<\/p>\n
They
\neven appeared to impugn the integrity of the National Peace Council (NPC) when the
\nGeneral Secretary said the council had been fixing the dialogue dates to coincide
\nwith their chairman\u2019s court date.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnytime
\nthere is a court appearance that coincided with the Peace Council meeting, we
\nattended court first before and if there is sufficient time, we continue. It
\ndidn\u2019t appear from the beginning that the court appearance would cause our
\ninability to be there completely so we were expecting to do the court
\nappearance and subsequently proceed to the meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cChairman
\nOfosu-Ampofo is our leader so we don\u2019t know whether it was coincident or
\ndeliberate that whenever we are going to court, Peace Council fixes the date on
\nthat same day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid the dialogue had reached a stage where nobody in the NDC apart from their
\nchairman can make inputs and added that if Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo skipped court he
\nwould be cited for contempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe
\nhad come to the critical point where we are about summarizing proceedings and
\ndrawing conclusions so it was absolutely necessary for the leader for our
\ndelegation to be there,\u201d Mr. Nketia said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe
\nare the same people that go to court so you can\u2019t eat your cake and have it,\u201d
\nthe NDC General Secretary added.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid \u201cthere have been previous occasions when we have been able to combine
\nthem.\u201d<\/p>\n
The
\nChairman of the NPC, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, said at the dialogue that
\n\u201cthey (NDC) are fully aware that this document is being discussed. The outcome
\nwill be conveyed to them and a date will be set for the public signing after we
\nhave endorsed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently,
\nNDC Chairman Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo, and a Communication Officer of the party,
\nAnthony Kwaku Boahen, are standing trial in respect of a leaked tape.<\/p>\n
The
\ntwo are standing trial over the tape that captured how the NDC was allegedly
\nplanning to commit crimes in the country and turn round to blame them on the
\nruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n
Among
\nthe strategies were the creation of a general state of insecurity in the
\ncountry through kidnappings and arson, and verbal attacks on public officials
\nlike the Chairman of the NPC, Most Rev. Prof. Asante, and Electoral Commission
\nboss, Jean Mensa.<\/p>\n
Mr.
\nOfosu-Ampofo has been charged with one count of conspiracy to cause harm and
\ntwo counts of assault against a public officer, while Mr. Boahen is facing one
\ncount of conspiracy to cause harm.<\/p>\n
They
\nwere both granted bail of GH\u00a2100,000, with one surety each.<\/p>\n
Already,
\nMr. Ofosu-Ampofo has on two occasions failed in his attempt to have the charges
\nagainst him struck out by the court after he said using the infamous tape
\nagainst him infringed on his human rights.<\/p>\n
The prosecution is expected to call its first witness on December 18.<\/p>\n
By Nana Kwasi<\/strong> <\/p>\nThe post NDC Vigilante Plans Exposed appeared first on .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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