Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo Constituency, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye refused to retract and apologise for suggesting that the NDC will free incarcerated former National Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Agency, Abuga Pele, when it wins power in 2020. This is according to the General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia.
The MP is reported to have made the comment at the NDC’s Unity Walk at Somanya in the Eastern Region.
“It is unfortunate but I can only say that this will not dampen the spirit of the NDC. Between 2001 and 2004, they sentenced Tsatsu Tsikata, Dan Abodakpi, Ibrahim Adam and Kwame Peprah. It did not stop us from winning elections in 2008. We are going to win the elections and bring Abuga Pele out,” the MP told the media.
The party in a statement signed by its General Secretary said: “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC wishes to place on record that the sentiment expressed by the Honourable Member on the above sited statement do not reflect in any remotest sense the position of the party regarding the fight against corruption in the country on the matter involving the conviction of Honourable Abuga Pele in particular.”
Defending the position of the NDC on the Gold Power Drive with Samuel Eshun, Mr. Asiedu Nketia said the party issued a rebuttal because the MP failed to heed to advise to retract the comment in contention.
“He made claims about the party that are not correct so we came to set the records straight. He has the right to state his position but if a comment is made to implicate the party the gatekeepers will have to set the records straight. I did contact him (Nii Lantey Vanderpuye). He was the first person I spoke to but he insisted that he stands by that statement,” Mr. Asiedu Nketia noted.
He maintained it will be unfortunate to call for the release of the convicted former Member of Parliament for Chiana Paga, Abuga Pele from prison since the NDC initiated his prosecution.
“We wish to remind Ghanaians that the investigation and prosecution of Honourable Abuga Pele was initiated by the NDC as part of our strategy to rid the country of corruption, and this strategy involves measures to prevent corruption and how to deal with corruption when it has already occurred. They include exposure, investigation, prosecution and punishment of corruption.”
“It will therefore be absurd that after a successful conviction has been achieved in this particular case, the initiator will turn around to free any person who has been convicted as a result,” he added.
Source: radiogold905.com
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Why will he retract when you mosquito has said worse things than this. He will not do such thing because he did not respect the leadership of your party. If it were NPP you would have held another press conference to lie to Ghanaians that there is not unity in the party and also they do not regard the judiciary.
why will he retract and apologize when he said the mind of the party? who needs his apology by the way? that is what the ndc plans to do when they rig their way back to power again. to release their friends who will be in jail. I hope Ghanaians continue to remain wise.
If what Nii Lantey said is not NDC party position then he must be sacked from the ndc..... This will not happen because this is how the party got money to build their hq building.... WE know the ndc party ....John Ford Mahama did it before by pardoning the montie 3......
My General Mosquito, your delivery is superb and on point but it's Nii Lantey who will be the ultimate loser. Every political radar both in and outside his party is on him, big time. Pride leads us nowhere but doom
The arrogance of Nii Lantey should be curbed in the NDC otherwise such reckless conduct will cause the party dearly.
This is all a charade. The NDC as a party will fully implement what Nii Lantey Vanderpuye said should they win power. Didn't Mahama call on the NDC to amass at the courts to support their looters on trial? The party just issued this statement to create the impression they have changed. They know the electoral implications of such talk. Give them power and see how quickly the DEAD G*O*A*T syndrome will resurrect with alacrity. NEVER AGAIN VOTE FOR THIS LOOTER NDC PARTY!
Why is the NDC distancing itself from Nii Lamptey's comments about Abuga Pele? When Mahama said all NDC people should get ready and converge on the courts that will try their corrupt members, nobody even coughed. Nii Lamptey opens up on the thoughts of most NDC people and you want to run away. If Nii Lamptey retracts his comments, he will be the greatest coward ever. All NDC support him from the bottom of their hearts. They have done it before. It is not surprising. Montie 3 is still fresh.
Nii Lantey, gather signatures to c.orrupt Mahama to free them as you people did in the case of Montie 3.
So NDC was rightly behind all the corrupt practices that happened under their watch, CREAT LOOT and SHARE indeed, for your information don’t think about winning power in 2020, because every Ghanaian is aware JOHN MAHAMA Was THE CHIEF TH13F
WHAT THE MP SAID IS TRUE.NDC HAS DONE IT BEFORE.THE MONTIE FM GUYS WHEN THEY WERE JAILED BY SUPREME COURT MAHAMA GOT THEM OUT OF PRISON SO IT'S NOT NEWS.MY PRAYER IS THAT WITH THIS WICKED AGENDA YOU WILL STAY IN OPPOSITION FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE NDC.