Deputy General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anydoho has warned the Volta Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Peter Amewu to desist from any act that will create mayhem on election day, as he’ll be dealt with ruthlessly by the security agencies.
The Volta region branch of the New Patriotic Party on Tuesday announced a strategy geared towards preventing alleged Togolese on the Ghanaians voter register from voting during the December polls.
The strategy dubbed, “Operation Eagle Eye”, according to the party is intended to keep surveillance along the border communities by deploying its men on election day to prevent supposed Togolese voters from entering the region to vote.
Mr. John Peter Amewu, Volta Regional chairman of NPP announced the strategy at a media briefing in Ho on Tuesday and said the party is poised to ensure credible presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, devoid of foreign voters.
In August 2015, the NPP running mate, Dr Bawumia at a forum to drum home calls for the creation of a new voters’ register, said the party had, after an investigation found, matches of 76,000 Togolese names on Ghana’s electoral roll.
Dr. Bawumia said, the team set out to compare Ghana’s voters’ register with neighbouring countries and the results were startlingly alarming.
With copies of the Togolese voters’ register and that of Ghana, the team used biometric facial recognition technology which found potential matches.
But speaking on the sidelines of the Chief of Staffs campaign tour of the Volta Region, Koku Anydoho stated that the NPP Regional chairman will be met with brute force if he tries to prevent legitimate voters he perceives to be Togolese from casting their ballot in the crucial polls which promises to be keenly contested between the two leading parties in Ghana.
“Amewu is trying to create the impression that this NPP claim about Togolese voters is true, so there is ‘Operation Eagle Eye’. There’s nothing true about this Togolese thing, if there’s any Togolese voter in Ghana then it’s Peter Amewu himself, go and ask him where he hails from…his name Jean-Pierre Amewu, today he says he’s John Peter Amewu. His parents come from Togo and I’ve called him to a debate in Ho, his ancestry…where does he come from, he should give us a break.”
He added: “All this Eagle Eye nonsense it because they want to create mayhem, let them understand that the police, military and the security agencies will deal drastically with Amewu and co, if they dare misbehave during elections. If they must be put behind bars they will be put behind bars. We’ll not accept any nonsense from any group of desperate politicians who want to create mayhem where there should be no mayhem. Amewu should know that this his Eagle eye…eagle eye thing, he should be careful that he doesn’t lose one eye.”
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Why worry yourself about F00OLS like Jonathan Lagos, Calculus & Koliko when they are always here to insult? These are the iddiotts who goes for GhC.10 a week and some internet credit from the NDC office only to counter and insult over here. They have to show how many insults they have poured out in the week in order to get another chance. 'Agimifo) wo krom'
THIS MORON WILL DIE BEFORE THE ELECTION IF HE TRIES ANYTHING NASTY IN THE VOLTA REGION THIS TIME ROUND' YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LOST THE ELECTION SO YOU WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO RIG' NOT THIS THIS TIME.
The grand agenda of the NPP is to create chaos in Volta so NDC does not get the needed votes. Koku and co should be careful how they help NPP to achieve this goal. They must quicckly counter any intimidation that is happening among Ghanaian voters that are in Togo and willing to vote. Am surprised Mr. Amewu pretend to be unaware of the dynamics of the boarder towns. the fact is that most people belong to both countries. They farm in one and sleep in the other. So depending on their interest they decide which country to belong to. Voltarians and togolese were one people in the past. this is common with Akans along the ivory coast border and also with the northern tribes and Burkina, Togo etc. How come nobody is shouting about those other borders? is it because it favors the NPP?
Nobody even knows this chief of staff.
You cannot do foko. Amewu is not a small boy. We will teach Ndc this time.
Has this Piiiig forgotten what happened in Ivory Coast, Liberia, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya? they all had the military and the security behind them and yet they fell like rats. so he shouldn't think he can frighten us with the security. b'cos the masses are more powerful than the few security with the so called weapons. is that the reason why they are importing arms secretly?then they should rethink that we will also meet them boot for boot.As for you JONATHA.N , LAGOS everybody knows that you are not Maaaad Big time.
@ Jonathan, be truthful to yourself. Where did the Chief of Staff pull more more crowd than the NPP flag bearer? Be truthful to yourself for once. Why do you think the NDC is jittery and is making this trip to the Volta region even after the President himself has been there 4 times this campaign season? All these durbars of chiefs to meet the Chief of Staff are knee-jerk solutions. The ground is not good for the NDC
Has this ***barred word*** forgotten what happened in Ivory Coast, Liberia, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya? they all had the military and the security behind them and yet they fell like rats. so he shouldn't think he can frighten us with the security. b'cos the masses are more powerful than the few security with the so called weapons. is that the reason why they are importing arms secretly?then they should rethink that we will also meet them boot for boot.As for you JONATHA.N , LAGOS everybody knows that you are not Maaaad Big time.
does npp really need volta votes to win an election. i don't think so. the votes will come from ashanti, eastern and greater accra, western and central regions. koku should stop his buffonery
KOKU ANYIDOHO, ELE\ OGIDIGON,, NO SIZE FOR YOU IN OUR POLITICS. THE WORST THE OPPONENT CAN DO IS TO INSULT YOU, BUT I SEE YOU ARE NEVER MOVED BY THOSE. I SEE JULIUS DEBRAH PULLS MORE CROWD THAN THE FLAG BEARER OF THE NPP EVEN IN THE ONLY CONSTITUENCIES THAT SYMPATHIZE WITH THE NPP IN THE VOLTA REGION, AND IF THIS IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, THEN I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY,,, THE NPP WILL RELINGUISH THEIR THREE VOLTA HOPES FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.