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March 11, 2019
Vice Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Interior, Collins Owusu Amankwah has put up a strong defense for “De-Eye” group saying it is not a political vigilante group.
According to the Vice Chairman of the Defense and Interior Committee the group is not secrete, he is aware of their formative stages in 2012.
He further noted that, these are guys who defected from the then, National Democratic Congress (NDC), we have come to recognise them, that when we come to power the objective is to secure jobs for them, “this is a storm being created in a tea cup”.
“I want to put on record that they cannot be classified as political vigilante group, they are NDC defectors who join NPP and other political parties in 2012, with the sole aim of getting jobs, if you see them at state sponsored functions they are offering their services like any Ghanaian”.
Again I have a fair knowledge as far as this group is concerned, “they are innocent group, no one should blame them, why are we doing this to them, the last time I checked they were a registered group”.
In an interview with the Manhyia North lawmaker when it was pointed out that the Minority, has called on the Inspect General of Police to fish out and arrest De-Eye group, he responded, “then the IGP should come and arrest me”.
When questioned if he was part of the De-Eye group, he noted that, “I told you in their formation at the early stages I saw its formation”.
“You are investigative journalists go and check the records if they are registered or not, is it because one of your own is trying to make the story look credible, the last time I spoke to them was last week Friday”.
Some are gainfully employed working with forestry commission, some working with zoomlion and others waiting to secure jobs.
As to what they were doing at Osu Castle, former seat of government, he indicated “it is open to everybody, it is no more a security insulation, and pointed out that screening is done in Parliament before you entre same way is done there”.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com