News:
June 9, 2020
Former Deputy Minister of the Interior, James Agalga has taken a swipe at the Ghana Police Service, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for inviting chairman of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah for his advice to the Electoral Commission on the new voters register.
“Do we want to see this country in flames if someone does his analysis and points out, why should that form basis for police invitation?”
According to him, the PNC chair is a citizen of Ghana and if in his analysis what is happening relative to the decision of the EC to compile new voters register can lead to chaos, he has to voice it.
He noted in an interview that by stretch of imagination no one should think he want to breach the peace of the country and rather he was warning the nation that EC is taking the nation down a very sloppy ground if care is not taken.
“EC would ignite a problem for the country that advice should not constitute basis for an invitation. What they did was reckless, we in the Minority would not tolerate the police for trying to suppress freedom of speech”.
Mr. Agalga further explained that he was at the police headquarters as part of the legal team of the PNC chairman and confirmed some of his colleagues were there to show solidarity.
And expressed disappointment in his colleague second Deputy Majority Chief Whip Mr. Matthew Nyindam for describing the conduct of his colleague marching up to the police headquarters as “stupid”, all of a sudden we cannot show support?”
The Ranking member on Defense and Interior pointed out in shock that he would represent his colleague the second Deputy Majority Whip should he be arrested, and the argument by his colleague that the Minority marching up to show support, was not allowing the police to do their work was unfortunate.
In addition, he noted that even in America people are demonstrating and it is their right which should be respected same with the case under discussion.
“Under the current government increasingly the right to demonstrate is being eroded and should be resisted”, he said.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com