Former Trade and Industry Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has dissociated himself from the coup d’etat comments made by the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho.
According to Mr Spio-Garbrah, his involvement in a demonstration against the US - Ghana defence cooperation deal and seeing to the wellbeing of Mr Anyidoho who has been charged for treason, does not mean he endorses the comments made by Mr Anyidoho.
He said in a post on his Facebook wall on Wednesday 28 March 2018: “The demonstration was announced long before Koku's arrest. So the demo was/is not about Koku's arrest but the general misgovernance of Ghana leading to the Military Agreement with the USA. Joining others to see to the welfare of Koku does not imply agreement with any statement”.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service picked up Mr Anyidoho on Tuesday, 27 March, for inciting civilians to launch a coup d’etat against the Akufo-Addo government.
Mr Anyidoho was picked up at the Press Centre in Accra where he and several other opposition leaders belonging to the Progressive Forces, were holding a news conference, to condemn the government for signing a security cooperation deal with the United States of America.
CID officers wielding guns, stormed the press conference to pick up Mr Anyidoho amidst chaos and resistance from several other people who were at the presser.
Mr Anyidoho’s arrest follows indications by Minister of Information Mustapha Abdul-Hamid that Ghana’s security agencies must invite the NDC politician over his comment.
Mr Anyidoho told Happy FM on Monday, 26 March that: “Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that history has a very interesting way of repeating itself.
“On the January 13, 1972 a certain Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a movement that removed the Progress Party from power. Busia was the Prime Minister and Akufo-Addo’s father was a ceremonial president. Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that history has a very interesting way of repeating itself.
“There’ll be a civil revolt. There’ll be a people’s movement. During President John Mahama’s tenure didn’t we receive similar threats from the likes of Let My Vote Count and OccupyGhana.”
“There’ll be a civilian coup d’etat; there’ll be a social revolution and the movement is starting on Wednesday. He [Akufo-Addo] will be fed up at the presidency,” Mr Anyidoho said.
Meanwhile, the Director of Communications of the NDC, Solomon Nkansah, has indicated that the party will not oust the Akufo-Addo-led government from office through a coup d’etat.
According to him, the party believes in democracy and will, therefore, campaign against the governing NPP ahead of the 2020 elections and secure victory through that the polls.
Source: classfmonline.com
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tho i am against the military deal, i will not follow ndc to demonstrate bcos they are devils in human form. if they were to be in govt they would have signed this thing without the public knowing. how come we are only finding out they already signed some deals with the US? that tells u how evil ndc can be. jobl3ss ple will follow them to project their selfish agenda all in the name of demonstration. when has demonstration changed anything in this country? demonstrations are used to have an idea of the unemployment rate in the country. they dont spend any money on research to do that. have u seen any demonstration been done on a weekend? well someone may say bcos offices are not opened on weekends for demonstrators to present their case to the appropriate office. but who said u need demonstration to send ur voice to the authorities? do u think they can about what u have to say? they are humans like us and know what ple will object to but will still go ahead and do it for their selfish interest. I will never follow anyone to demonstrate. they will demonstrate today and tomorrow if u give them the power they will do the same thin they led u to demonstrate against. what does that tell u abt the kind of ple u follow? it is time we all start thinking individually abt what u can do for urself and stop following these politicians unnecessarily. if u working for some one or doing ur own business will u leave it and join these ple who have no work? politics is the work of the politician. what abt u the one following them? wake up guys. u are more knowledgeable than these stup1>d politicians.
kwaku Anidaho, is a ***barred word*** person, uneducated ***barred word*** who talk byheart and must face the law for making ghana a lawless country, he was a common teacher,a poor man and join n,d,c to loot people monies, all n,d,c nation stealers will go to court face the law and when guilty will go to jail, Anidaho when proven guilty will have life in prison, or 100 years in prison, OR face firing squared , he has no sense in his big head and big stomach ***barred word***, from gh people
Spio, you took part in the demonstration because Mahama(MAAMA) has hijacked the NDC party and you don't have any platform to promote your presidential ambition to the electorate. My advice to you is to embark on door-to-door campaign to make yourself known. SPIO NIE, APIO NIE.
What would have happened if you are quiet just us all your competitors are doing if not supporting him. smh!!!!!!
Stuuupid statement!!! This one also want to lead the NDC. They lack good leaders