Ghana’s security officers should refuse guard duties at polling stations on December 7, the chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has said.
Mr Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, said he was issuing a “counter-order” to members of the security services to disregard orders from their superiors following what he said are efforts to “frustrate” and “disenfranchise” some security officials.
He made the comments on Thursday December 1 at the Central Police Station in Kumasi where he had visited some polling stations to observe the special voting exercise being conducted for security service personnel, staff of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, journalists and other persons who will be engaged on voting day.
Some security persons had earlier expressed their frustrations to Accra FM’s Owoahene Addae Mununkum that they could not find their names on the roll for the special poll, a development Mr Boasiako felt was part of a grand conspiracy between President John Mahama and EC chairperson Charlotte Osei to rig the 2016 elections.
“With what is happening right now, if they don’t take care and decide to rig the polls for the NDC, I, Chairman Wontumi, say, we will not accept the results today or tomorrow. [If they dare], violence will break out in Ghana,” he warned.
According to him, at one polling centre at the Prisons Service in Kumasi, there were 700 officers supposed to vote but the register held just over 200 names, while at the police headquarters in Kumasi, some officers had no idea which station they were to go and vote.
“What we are saying is that if President Mahama and Charlotte Osei want to frustrate them (security officers), they should not provide security for the [December 7] polls. No one should go [and secure any polling station],” he said.
“I am giving a counter-order that no one should go. I am giving an order as a ‘governor’, I am giving an order to the security not to show up. They should go and vote at the polling stations they are registered [on December 7].
“So, I am pleading with police officers that they should heed no orders from their bosses. What identifies you as a Ghanaian is your right to vote. So if you are disenfranchised, then where are your liberties as a police officer or soldier?”
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FUTURE ASHANTI REGIONAL MINISTER
Npp and fuuulishhness is too much. Election is going to be held on December 7, today December 1 there are challenges in special voting that could be corrected and people given the chance to vote tomorrow or next day or even December 7, and we have Npp fuulls calling for lawlessness. What type of ediots do we have seeking to come and govern Ghana. What is nun sensical about the whole drift is that even when Npp should win this elections all those fuulls supporting them would still continue to be poorer and even worst. It's only wontumi and co who are going get their drug business boom. Some one should tell me how much nana Addo would put in his pocket when he becomes president. They should sit down and fold their arms for nana Addo to come and distribute biscuits to them. Fuuuullls.
If you think, speaking English makes you brilliant, then what about French, Spanish etc? smh
The weakness of the mahama administration is what has emboldened this ediot to be making all sort of stoupid statement. Do you imagine this happening under JJ. By this time he would be arraigned before a law court this evening for making this treasonable comment. If mahama does not act now against these ediots December 7, could be too late. What mahama should understand is that these guys are doing think to oust him from power, so he also needs to use the power vested in him now to prove to them that there is law and order Ghana. Ghana is not for Npp.
I thought you would address the substance of the matter, which is, some security officers could not be allowed to vote because their names were not in the special voters list. Can you address that concern for them? That will make you a smart person.
You can easily see who a bad leader is according to the way his followers react to challenges. The behavior of wontumi, Obiri boahene and Ken agyepong smacks of how irresponsible their flagbearer is. Can you imagine, I go and vote for someone like wontumi' party for him to come and advocate for lawlessness. This is what Ghanaians are likely to get electing nana Addo, chaos and anarchy.
This guy is so sick. these are the people who do not make npp attractive. You will be dealt with mercilessly.
Who are you to say violence will break out in Ghana, please im not in Ghana, but my family is there. No matter how ghana is hard, it is better than war, please stop your J1mm!s3m
These are the people that cost NPP so much votes. Only die-hard NPP supporters enjoy the emptiness of this guy called Wontumi or whatever he calls himself
HOW CAN AN ILLITERATE GALAMSEY MAN GIVE AN ORDER TO LITERATES??NPP IS A JOKE!!! HE BECAME CHAIRMAN JUST BECAUSE HE HAS MONEY!!