A former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine suggests it would be an overkill for the police to press treasonable charges against Deputy General Secretary of NDC, Koku Anyidoho with reference to his recent “coup” comments.
He, however, believes Koku Anyidoho crossed the line when he suggested that Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo could suffer the same fate as his father who was ousted in 1972.
“Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo, massa, history has a very interesting way of repeating itself, on the 13th of January 1972, a certain Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led an insurrection that removed the progress party from power, Busia was the prime minister, Akufo-Addo’s father was the ceremonial president.
Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that history has an interesting way of repeating itself, ” he told an Accra-based Happy FM on Monday.
He was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police on Tuesday and granted bail two days later after being charged with causing alarm and fear and treason felony.
But Dr. Dominic Ayine, who is the Deputy Ranking Member on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, told TV3’s New Day on Saturday that what Mr. Anyidoho said was a mere “call to civil disobedience”, insisting the NDC firebrand has no capacity to overthrow any government, something his party would not even support.
“The National Democratic Congress, its middle name is democratic meaning we subscribe to the principles of constitutional democracy. There is no way that the NDC will associate itself with a call for a military takeover of government.”
The NDC Deputy General Secretary was rather warning government that if the military cooperation agreement with the United States of America is not well managed, it could lead to a military takeover, he interpreted.
“Koku might have crossed the line a little bit by reference to the 1972 coup, some people may interpret it to mean a signal to the military to intervene. Others simply say it is a warning to the government.
Source: 3news
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The rat doesn't know that it is an offence to incite. The rat doesn't known that to incite the people for a civil obedience could be very dangerous. NDC Rats!!!!
Civil disobedience for something that's been going on since 1998, surreptitiously? NDC, stay in opposition forever!
Look at another NDC hypocrate too. You lot hate the truth... When Koku ends up in jail go and tell him this.... After you admitted that he crossed the line you went ahead to say that he was only calling for civil disobedience..... Koku spoke English and Twi but not Chinese.
Oh, so now you are the only one who understands the English language?
You guys site there and dance around fire with petrol containers...