Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Samuel Nartey-George is urging Government to pay compensation to victims of the Ayawaso West-Wuogon by-election violence two years ago.
According to him as a victim himself who witnessed brutality meted out by state operatives, he is heartbroken that the state, despite recommendations by a Commission set up to look into the unfortunate incident to pay compensation to the victims had not done that.
“Government in a white paper shockingly disagreed with a large portion of Justice Emile shorts recommendations, and even questioned if the commission understood the mandate and scope of their work”.
The MP who was contributing on the floor of the House yesterday to mark exactly two years since the incident occurred which fell on January 31, 2021, said “The heart-rending situation of Mr. Ishawu Yaro, a promising footballer who was his family’s bread winner, and who got shot several times in his leg and has been crippled even after three surgeries should not be our record as a Nation. Despite the recommendations of the President’s Commission of Inquiry on compensation for eight out of the sixteen and the acceptance of same in the white Paper, these eight innocent citizens have been ignored by the State”.
Mr. Samuel Nartey-George told the House Ghanaians are demanding action and as representatives of the people it is for them to hold agents of state security to account for their infractions on the law, “we cannot fail”.
“The tenets of democracy must be protected. The rule of law, accountability and the protection of the Human rights of citizens is essential in this democratic dispensation and nothing or no one must be allowed to jeopardize this”.
These citizens are Mr. Theophilus Sedofu, Mr. Seidu Zaneh, Mr. James Moore, Mr. Mohammed Alhassan, Mr. Ishawu Yaro, the Owner of vehicle with registration number GE 3844-17, owner of Kia Picanto with registration number GW 1045-17 and Mrs. Justine She, the owner of a beauty salon. We represent the last ray of hope for these citizens who have elected us here.
“Mr. Speaker, I pray you to use your good office to direct all relevant State institutions responsible for the payment of compensations to the affected citizens to act expeditiously in resolution of this matter”.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com
