Acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic party, Freddie Blay, has justified the actions of some party activists who have been on rampage in the past week.
The party sympathizers have in the past few days locked up offices, seized toll booths, and vandalized state property across the country in retaliation to similar acts perpetrated by the NDC government in 2009.
While senior political figures and scores of Members of Parliament condemn the acts and call for swift response from the Police, acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has come to the defence of the rampaging youth describing their action as a move to ‘protect state property’.
According to Freddie Blay, the move by the rampaging youth is a right one aimed at protecting state property and ensuring that ‘looting’ in some state agencies stops.
“…at the harbour, people are stealing cars. People are carrying away items that should attract duties and so forth, containers being taken away without going through the right process”, he said.
He quizzed, “If we see people stealing cars from the harbour, are you suggesting that we should wait and go and call the Police?”
The rampaging youth invaded the Tema Habour in the early hours of Monday demanding to be given control of some key installations there. They also locked down offices of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIS), Youth Employment Authority (YEA), and the National Disaster Management Authority (NADMO) in Tamale.
In 2009, supporters of the then NDC government carried out similar acts after winning power.
Source: ghanaweb
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LOOK AT THIS ***barred word*** MAN. THEY ARE JUST LIKE THEIR SUPPORTERS ONLY THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE IN SUIT.
This man is a DISGRACE!
Jesus Christ. Heeeeeerr. Lost of words
you are in power why have you not deployed the security forces to safeguard those places people are supposedly stealing from. Remember you will not be in power forever. When the tides turn be ready for a playback. Speak like an elderly and wise person
you are right and i support the action. NDC are theeves dont look on for them to steal and empty the cofers everywhere. sack them
But you promised free harbour so what's your problem.
Please lets be careful with certain prnouncements i think the right institutions are there to take the neccessary action so please i dont think it is right for party supporters to do that.