General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, believes strongly that the reassignment of Bryan Acheampong as Minister of State at the Interior Ministry is a clear attempt by the NPP to rig the 2020 general elections.
According to him, the appointment legitimizes the conduct of the Minister who was cited by the Emile Short Commission.
Bryan Acheampong & Quartey Reassigned
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday morning reassigned the Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security, Mr. Bryan Acheampong and Mr. Henry Quartey, the Deputy Minister of Interior with immediate effect.
"Hon. Bryan Acheampong, MP, Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security, is now Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior;"
"Hon. Henry Quartey, MP, Deputy Minister for Interior, is now deputy Minister at the Ministry of National Security," said a statement issued by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr. Eugene Arhin on Thursday morning [February 13, 2020].
Short's Commission Recommendation
The statement did not provide reasons for the reassignments, however, Graphic Online gathers there has been some talking in government circles and within the security agencies of friction between Mr. Bryan Acheampong and the Minister of National Security, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah.
The issue of clarity of roles between the Minister of National Security and the Minister of State at the National Security came up during the work of the Emile Short Commission on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence.
The Commission's report indicated that there should be a clear role for the Minister of State at the National Security, however, that assertion was shot down by the government in its White Paper.
Legitimizing Deployment Of Thugs
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia program, the NDC General Secretary explained that this is a clear indication that the Akufo-Addo government has plans to rig the 202 general elections.
"How can you appoint somebody who has been indicted in a Commission’s report for wrongdoing during a by-election to head a sensitive Ministry during an election period?
"The president’s action will legitimize the conduct of Mr. Acheampong and give him the legitimate authority to deploy thugs they have trained and embedded in the police service for election security," Asiedu Nketiah opined.
He, however, issued a note of caution to the ruling NPP vowing that they (NDC) will not countenance any mischievous acts during this year's election period.
"We will continue to sound this warning until the right thing is done by the government," he added.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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wen your party has clearly shown that there is no way the can win the 2020 elections unless the results to violence and intimidation, what did u expert. the govt will put measures in place to put the fear of God in you and the thugs u are preparing to use.
Your candidate cannot campaign to win. That is the reason for all the demo and long talks.
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Eii so you guys think there is no sense in what General is saying...hmmm.
ASIEDU NKWASEA NEVER MAKES SENSE!
NDC has never genuinely won any elections. They are expects in rigging that's why they are beating war drums. They are also afraid if the new register because they will be exposed big time. All the foreigners who registered with the NHIS will be cleaned.
Riggers always think they will be rigged.
It is very disappointing and awful to note that, the mindset, the psyche of the whole NDC as a big political party in the democratic dispensation of a beloved country, Ghana is primarily predisposed to a habitual trait of diabolism. If the NDC hitherto had not been able to realize that the NPP does not need to rig the 2020-elections in order to win, then I don't know how NDC could govern Ghana longer than any political party since Ghaha's independence. What is playing out with the NDC here, is what psychologists will say a reactional formation, a defense mechanism by which a person at a conscious level condemns a repressed wish, thus, a latent robber may strongly denounce robbery. To wit, an Akan adage: de€ ewo wani so no €no na wo deko day€ mu.
N D C MUST BEWARE OF BECOMING NEGATIVE DEMONSTRATION CONGRESS,,
Fooolish man. Were we not in country when you brought out security accutrument to scare us when you were in power? Continue to foool yourself and you shall know where power lies.