Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said due process must be followed in investigating treason allegations levelled against Deputy General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho.
“Let’s all comport ourselves with maturity and cool-headedness and allow an investigative process devoid of emotions. The police must also be seen to enforce the law with a humane face devoid of excessive force. Let’s not become victims of a political-media circus. At the end of the day, whatever happens must be based on the integrity of the truth,” Mr Rawlings tweeted on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, former President John Mahama on Wednesday afternoon went to the office of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service in an attempt to negotiate a bail for Mr Anyidoho, who was arrested on Tuesday and charged with treason felony after inciting citizens to launch a civil coup against the Akufo-Addo government.
Mr Mahama was at the CID office in the company of former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia.
His entourage later left the CID for the BNI where Mr Anyidoho is being held.
Before Mr Mahama’s visit, flagbearer-aspirant of the NDC, Alban Bagbin was also at the CID for the same purpose.
Mr Anyidoho threatened on radio that there will be a civil coup d’etat to topple the Akufo-Addo administration in connection with Ghana’s signing of an agreement with the United States government which gives the latter unimpeded access to some of Ghana’s security installations.
Speaking on the issue, 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 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, a court order has been secured for the seizure of Mr Anyidoho’s phones and laptops.
The police service has also said it intends following due process in dealing with Mr Anyidoho.
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I advocate for peace and freedom of speech but Koku should have known better. Abba!
LISTEN TO RAWLING'S ADVICE AND COOL HEADS.FOR KOKU HE TALKS FROM THE STOMACH, WHEN HE HIGH THEN HE TALKS ANY HOW TEACH HIM A LESSON.
RAWLINGS TALKING ABOUT COOL HEADS AND AND MATURITY WHEN ITS ABOUT HIS FELLOW EWE MAN.WONDERS SHALL NEVER END.RAWLINGS TRIED PEOPLE AT NIGHT 2AM AND THOSE PRESUMED GUILTY WERE NEVER SEEN AGAIN.EH! MR.RAWLINGS.TIME WILL TELL.
This is what we called the smooooothless level, next time you will respect the 30 million Ghanaians. WHO SAY MAN NO DEY.
Since when did Rawlings know due process ? Human being is really dangerous.
Sorry for your sentiments but remember the law grinds slowly but shall surely get to the end. As for Koku he should have known better because under our constitution, there is no order way of replacing a government except what we all have come to accept as peaceful process called ELECTIONS where thumps are used to decide your choice of leaders. Any other way is unconstitutional whether military or civilian coup d'etat as prescribed by Koku. Again he referred to a past incident where a constitutional government was overthrown by some soldiers and that destabilized the country. So let's all condemn his statement and move on as a people.
People entered court room and freed accused and what did the police did about that ? Major Mahama was killed and nobody is in jail now and a MP was also killed and since then nobody is in jail as well,Koku Anyidoho has not kill anybody so Ghana police should not allow politicians to control them
No party will remain in power forever and so let us do unto others what we want to be done to us.
from doctor BOOM!!! LOL. Funny world
CHANGE IS COMING.