Deputy Minister for Defense, Major (retired) Derrick Oduro has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former President John Mahama and Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin over unsubstantiated claims government is training thugs at the military installation at Asutuare.
“They should get them arrested for creating fear and panic,” the Minister instructed the security agencies in the country when commenting on the development in an interview on OTEC FM afternoon political show dubbed ‘Dwabrem’ on Monday October 14, 2019.
According to the MP for Nkoranza North in the Bono East region, it is highly impossible for anyone to have access to any military camp or installation to receive training as being claimed by former President John Mahama and other opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“It is a lie that the thugs are being trained and we should get them arrested and prosecution so that they will bring evidence”, Major (retired) Derrick Oduro told the programme’s host, Agya Owusu Ansah.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said there is evidence to support allegations by former President John Dramani Mahama that the ruling government is training thugs to disrupt the 2020 general elections.
NPP’S denial
General Secretary of the party, John Boadu who responded to the former President’s allegations said the NPP is not a violent party and has no history of violence and as such, doesn’t plan to engage in any such acts.
“If President Mahama thinks that the NPP is training thugs, he knows where police stations are located in the country; he should just go and report us to the security. Asutuare is not a private establishment,” he said.
Mr Mahama said he knows of a letter by the Upper West Security Council requesting that some members of the governing NPP be presented for combat training for next year’s election.
According to him, after following up on the said letter, it has emerged that the party indeed has sent these executives to Asutuare in the Greater Accra Region to be trained.
Source: Ghana/Otecfmghana.com
