Minister of State in-charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong has confirmed his outfit deployed the masked security men present at the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections.
According to him, the men were deployed based on reliable information to his outfit concerning the by-election at the Bawalashie polling centre.
“We deployed all kinds of security forces in operation depending on the information we had from the polling grounds, there were some in uniforms and some in plain clothes. This is not a new directive, it happens all the time,” he stated.
The Member of Parliament [MP] for Abetifi Constituency in the Eastern Region when asked whether his men deployed were as well masked, he admitted and said; “Absolutely, you saw them there, they were not hiding but security men. You see when we get information we need to prepare for the intelligence that we have received to deploy men who are with us, and some of them had mask. Is not like they came from somewhere or some of them were engaged and put at places to cause violence, they were part of the security personnel we deployed yesterday on the grounds”.
In an interview with Citi FM news, Mr. Acheampong indicated that investigations will be made into the issue making sure any33 victim is punished according to the laws of the state.
“There was pre-election security noting that was agreed that no motor bike will be allowed in and around the polling stations and all political parties are encouraged not to let their supporters do that.
“We have a situation where 15 motor bikes led by an honoring member of parliament to a particular polling station, so we went to found out how come the information didn’t go down there,” he added.
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Why are people so worried about mask. Security issues go with mask. When Kennedy Agyapong asked that Anas should remove his mask, you were in his defence that his job bothers on security. Leave the security men alone to wear their mask. After all what is good for the goose is equally good for the gander.
Mr minister if they were from your outfit then they were on national assignment, so why were they wearing masks. This is so wrong. If their ops were sanctioned then there was no need for the mask. This is a Democratic state and things must be done according to law. You are wrong this time and need to apologise to the people of Ayawaso west wuogon and the country at large
If the speaker is an ***barred word***, his/ her listeners are not. Remember that!
Is better for one man to die than a whole nation. Can someone kill this man for me please. He is an idiottttttt
Is it not this same guy who visited mayhem on people of Suhum when he contested Opare Ansah? And now minister of state for no other ministry than national security? It tells the posture of the kind of President we have and exonerate Opare Ansah. He is very good at lying and creating nonexisting facts to look real. How can anybody believe Sam George came with 15 motorbikes, why is he Shata Wale?😎
15 motorbikes to a polling station when they were told not to? and when the security went asking why, Sam and his people started making all kinds of threats to the security personnel? NDC must stop the f**lishness.
So why not arrest this people instead you go the beating and using innocent citizens as target practice. after all you were well equipped and in your numbers not to talk of the presence of the police. Perhaps that is your first rule or strategy of keeping peace. Does this fly for you Mr Acheampong?
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So he mean to say akufu addo employed him to do his dirty work, kill people. This is the time Ghanaians should think whether they want to be killed or stay alive. This npp top brass are evil and terrorist. This guy should be prosecuted and must resign. The npp is already in opposition, wait and see 2020. NDC should jail em all when they come 2020.
Nana Addo has failed woefully. Try this in 2020 and you’ll see.