Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South Constituency, Collins Dauda, has been provisionally charged with abetment of crime.
This follows an invitation extended to him by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to assist in the investigation of allegations levelled against him by one Kenneth Donkor at Kenyasi.
He was said to have hired ‘macho’ men to assault the complainant during the limited voter registration exercise that took place at Kenyasi in the Asutifi South District on Friday, September 21, 2018.
The Asutifi South Constituency in the region has been one of the hotspots for political violence for many years, and the MP recently was said to have ‘caused’ commotion at the centre at Kenyasi in the Asutifi South District.
Director-General in charge of the Police Public Affairs Directorate, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), David Eklu told DAILY GUIDE yesterday that Mr Dauda reported yesterday after receiving the invitation to investigate the alleged violent attack.
He said two persons believed to be the MP’s ‘boys’, who have been arrested by the Brong Ahafo Police, would soon be arraigned.
At the CID headquarters yesterday, Mr Dauda was interrogated for close to three hours after which he gave his statement to the police.
The police chief revealed that the MP was later admitted to a self-recognizance bail by the police.
Speaker’s Concerns Share
Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, on Tuesday expressed his dissatisfaction with the aggressive manner in which police besieged the residence of the MP to arrest him.
He said the police must respect the privileges of MPs and approach his office before they carry out such action.
“We want to inform and repeat that the privileges of this honourable House have been clearly set out in the Constitution of Ghana. It applies to all members,” Prof Ocquaye said briefly after news broke that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) had ordered the arrest of the MP.
Prof. Mike Ocquaye added “the early morning search conducted in the residences of the MP in his constituency, as well as that in Accra was done in a manner that honourable members felt were not in consonance in parliamentary privileges.”
However, ACP David Eklu, in a response, said the police had taken note of the concerns of the speaker of parliament and would re-examine the case to avert future incidents.
He said the police would also assess the privileges of members of parliament in order to properly handle legislators in the investigation of criminal cases.
DAILY GUIDE’s sources said the MP, as part of his duties, travelled to Kenyasi to monitor the ongoing limited registration exercise, which was being carried out by the Electoral Commission (EC) for both Asutifi South and Asutifi North Constituencies.
They claimed upon reaching the centre, he allegedly became incensed that an agent of the NPP had filled a challenge form to challenge the eligibility of an NDC member.
The MP went back home and reportedly returned on Saturday to complain that he was being ‘cheated’ and started causing confusion with his ‘boys.’
He allegedly returned on Sunday in smock and sang war songs with his boys.
In the melee, one of his ‘thugs’ gave a hefty slap to a sympathizer of the NPP called Boozing, who sustained injuries and was admitted to the Goaso Government Hospital.
Source: Daily Guide
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He is the son of a watchman who was brought into the country by the parents of a member of state. this can be verified by calling the madam Gena
In 1992 when a resident of Kenyasi filed a writ against him that he is a Burkinabe NDC supporters nearly lynched the man, not knowing he personally organised that. When his brother murdered somebody he has ran away to Burkina Faso.In fact this Collins Dauda and two elder sisters were actually brought from Burkina when Collins was just 3 years but the other younger siblings were all born in Ghana. NDC is using people with double allegiance to mess up our cultures.The likes of Joseph Yamin,Said Sinare,Kofi Adams,Collins Dauda,Anita De Souza,Fiifi Kwatey etc.When something critically happen in the Ghana which I pray it should't, these people will be welcome at their real country of origin with open arms, because the families are there.This man has done a lot of atrocities to the people of Asutifi South and to be checked before it is too late.
God will never forgive NPP again. Treating NDC softly at this time? This man is the main cause of mayhem in the area.
THIS MAN IS A WIZARD AND A MURDERER.HE CAN KILL PEOPLE SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY.THEY HAVE TO JAIL HIM AND LOOK FOR HIS BROTHER.
Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye what are u saying about this report.
Dauda needs to be disciplined for his behaviour.