The Central regional branch of
the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for the arrest of Assin
Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong, for threatening and insulting former
President John Dramani Mahama.
The lawmaker is seen in a video
gone viral on social media attacking Mr Mahama and accusing him of being behind
recent market fires in the country.
In a statement on the development, the Central
Regional NDC said: “We urge the police, as a matter of urgency, to arrest Mr
Agyapong for his life-threatening and unfortunate comments which have the
tendency to disturb the peace and cohesion of the country.”
ARREST KENNEDY AGYAPONG NOW
We want to draw the attention of
the Ghana Police Service to an incendiary statement from Mr. Kennedy Agyapong
on a live TV programme which has since been widely circulated on social media.
In the said video, Mr. Agyapong
sought to order arsonists at his command to burn down residential properties of
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, Rtd Col. Larry
Gbevlo-Lartey, Capt (Rtd) Joshua Hamidu Akamba and Lawyer Baba Jamal. Beyond
his threats, he also hurled offensive and unprintable insults at the
personalities of the aforementioned individuals.
We urge the police, as a matter
of urgency, to arrest Mr. Agyapong for his life-threatening and unfortunate
comments which have the tendency to disturb the peace and cohesion of the
country.
While Kennedy Agyapong has been known to survive on insults
and anti-democratic conducts in the public space, a direct threat to cause harm
to leading political figures in this country is one mile too far especially
with his recent past in focus – where he threatened, on a live TV programme,
the life of a renowned journalist, Ahmed Suale, for which the latter was
subsequently murdered in cold blood.
The NDC is a democratic party
and believes in the power of the state to rein in characters like Kennedy
Agyapong. We have, however, noted with concern, the tendency of some officials
and institutions of the state to pander to partisan political patronage against
the direct mandate bestowed on them by the 1992 Constitution. We want to see
the police service discharge its mandate impartially on this matter and bring
Mr Agyapong to book in order to gain the trust of the masses.
The consequences of the state’s
failure in maintaining law and order by protecting the citizenry is obvious to
all. We make this call knowing well that there are a great number of
individuals in the service committed to the security of our beloved country. We
need not remind the police of the swift manner with which a Power FM journalist
was recently arrested and detained for days and currently being prosecuted for
allegedly insulting and threatening President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Kindly accept our felicitations
for the season and do this country the service you swore to discharge in
fairness and integrity to all manner of persons.
Long live Ghana
Signed:
Hon. Kwesi Dawood
Regional Communication Officer
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