It has emerged that the action(s) of the members of the Delta Force, a vigilante group associated with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, last Wednesday, April 5, 2017 was as a result of a promise allegedly made to them by some NPP bigwigs to help free their colleagues who were standing trial in court.
Deep throat sources told Today that the members of the Delta Force were given full assurance that their colleagues who were13 in number would be acquitted and discharged.
According to them, the assurance was given when they came to Accra a fortnight ago at the instance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to find out what their problems were.
But “we were surprised that when we went to the court on that fateful day to take our colleagues home, the sitting judge instead had remanded them into custody,” they said.
One of them who corroborated the story from our source while speaking on radio said it was not their intention to do that by using force to free their colleagues, but they were angry at that time because they foresaw betrayal on the part of their leaders.
One of the members, who gave his name as Ernest when he spoke on Silver FM in Kumasi noted that they had sacrificed their lives since 2008, fighting for the party to win power, only to be told after the party had won power to produce their certificates before they can be employed.
“We have sacrificed our lives to see the party win power, and today Kan Dapaah is asking us to bring our certificates before we can be employed. Where was Kan Dapaah when the party was in opposition for him now to demand our certificates,” he asked?
He subsequently threatened that the members of the Delta would defect from the NPP, and join the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) if the leadership of the party does not keep to their part of the promise they made to them in the run-up to the 2016 elections.
It would be recalled that some 13 members of the Delta Force were arraigned before the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court for manhandling the Ashanti regional security coordinator who was appointed by the president last month.
The group, numbering more than 500, vandalised several things in the office of the security coordinator in the full glare of the Ashanti regional police.
Even though some party stalwarts condemned the act, a few of them including the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Kennedy Agyepong, and the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Antwi Boasiako, who is also known as ‘Chairman Wontumi’ openly defended them, daring the National Security Minister, Mr. Albert Kan Dapaah, and President Akufo-Addo to jail them.
Source: Today
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Who ever is asking me to use my head. S.h.a.m.e. unto you you. Were you in the country when people were slain in Agbogbloshie. What happenef? Not even 1 person went to cell. This is what made npp create their on defence team. For Nans Adoo to be able to ask the police to act, aahh what a President. Could Mahama have asked the police to act in such a situation? All he could do is look somewhere for his brother and cronies to loot the wealth of this nation.
Welldone Mr Nehemiah Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo my prez for letying the law takes its course. From remind they and their friends will learn and before they come get them messenger jobs in the various MDAs to do period. You're really an incorruptible savior.
Nadaa akuffo addo has no any good track record. No wonder Ghanaians rejected him 3 times at poll! And l wonder why Ghanians made such a mistake this time. Was it becauze of his begging and prostrating for your vote? Can anything good come from a voilent person? Can anything good come from a drug peddler? Can anything good come from arrogant and rude person? Can anything good come from a person who smuggle criminals to country to train their invisible miscreants? Can anything good comes from unpresidential material ***barred word*** dwarf akuffo addo? Can anything good come from all die be die, yen akanfo, ethnocentric ***barred word***? Anyway it's not too late since everybody that voted for this criminal has regretted except the invisible hooligans we will throw him out of the presidency shortly. I am sure and nadaa akuffo addo knows that if election conducted today he will lose big time! We all know that national patapaa party (npp) is not a responsible party. It is a completely a lawless party. So l was surprised when akuffo addo hypocritically said 'npp is a party of rule of law'. Is it taking over public institutions by your miscreant and hooligan party members that is the rule of law? Or destruction of public property the rule of law? Is the self-acclaimed president akuffo addo's condoning and conniving with this irresponsible and dastardly act the rule of law? Or killing people you have defeated in an election that is the rule of law? Akuffo addo and kennedy agyapong are criminals. Akuffo addo illegally brought foreign terrorists to come and trained npp foot soldiers to do what they are doing now. They thought they would lose the election and cause mayhem but those trained criminals became disappointed and frustrated when President Mahama with his spirit of humility accepted defeat and therefore decided to test the potent of their concealed mischief on innocent Ghanaians to annihilate them. Patapaa akuffo addo should know that Ghanaians have rejected him 3 times because they knew he was voilent and irresponsible man but it's just because of the economic hardship and his consistent plead to Ghanaians to consider him the chance to be president that led to his emergence. Even as it stands now l can tell you that despite Mahama's defeat, Ghanaians still have sympathy for Mahama than you akuffo addo. You are just being put on probation by Ghanaians. Therefore you should know that Ghanaians are going to vote you out to your village now that you, akuffo addo and ken agyapong have started your drug addict behaviour which was the reason why Ghanaians rejected akuffo addo 3 times. In fact it has Confirmed and vindicated Ghanaians for rejecting you 3 times. And for that matter this will reinforce Ghanaians to be resolved to reject you the 4th time to avoid patapaa(akuffo addo) at 88 in the presidency.
Galamsey, so called vigilantey are the Boko Haram and Issis of Ghana, watch out.
Use your head a little. It won't kill you. You are commending someone for halfheartedly trying to solve a problem he created? These NPP vigilante groups are the creation of the President when he was in opposition. Rather, he has to be roundly condemned for endangering the peace of this country.
my president NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFFO ADDO is a true reflection leader for good governance. He is a peace maker police should for do their part as said by the president later things would be in order. He is a father who understand things easy ok. Thanks give him chance to lead Ghana to our promise land
Nana Addo has managed this very well. If people break the law, they are dealt with according to law, and that is exectly what Nana Addo is doing. It would have been bad if the police looked elsewhere whiles this went on, but the president has given all his blessings to the police to act. This is the mark of a good leader.It is the past happenings in the country that emboldened these guys to take the law into their hands because in the past, lawlessness of political vigilante groups passed without arrest. The NPP is showing the way. This will not happen again because they know the law will deal with them. BRAVO NPP
ebo bo ba, kalibo president better do something. Ghana need peace.