The Akufo-Addo administration has denied claims by the NDC that it approved the recent importation of a large cache of arms into the country.
The Opposition Party in a recent statement raised an alarm that the Akufo-Addo administration had authorised the importation of the weapons at a time the country was grappling with the threat of terrorism.
But in a shocking revelation, government says it can confirm that the Mahama Administration under the NDC rather issued permit for the importation of the arms before leaving office in January 2017.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told Journalists in Accra that the permit was signed by the then deputy minister for Interior under the Mahama Administration, James Agalga on 5th January 2017.
Quoting from the letter, Mr. Nkrumah said the permit by the NDC granted the importer permission to import twenty thousand cases of five hundred pieces of shotgun cartridges, four thousand pieces of hunting shotguns and five hundred boxes of percussion caps.
“It is curious that after the election of 2016, two days to the handing over on the 5th of January at a time of the transition, this permit was issued on the blind side of everyone.
The minister however said as the consignment arrived; it was duly inspected in accordance with standard practise and has been delivered at a designated storage area.
“The state security agencies are ensuring that the consignment does not get into the hands of unauthorised persons” he added.
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SURE JAMES AGALGA DID TOOK SOME KICKBACK OR WHAT IS CALLED "BR1BE" FOR SIGNING THIS CONTRACT IN TWO DAYS FOR THE NDC TO HANDOVER TO A NEW GOV'T.
James come remove your mouth now. You see you tight yourself.
A party who is handing over power on Jan 7 signs such a sensitive security purchase on Jan 5. What was his interest if not for kick backs. Had is not been tribalism, self interest and hatred for a group of people, I wonder if any rational Ghanaian will follow this good for nothing party
Agalga is a wicQed person. After giving authorization for the importation of the arms and ammunition, on receipt of the item in Ghana, you organize a Press Conference to shift the blame on the current government. You have been EXPOSED. Agalga HAS TO APOLOGIZE TO GHANAIANS.
NDC is an evil party.....
WITH THE ASIEDU NKETIAH'S AS GENERAL SECRETARY, DO YOU THINK ANYTHING GOOD WILL EVER COME FROM THEM ,BROTHER FORGET!GOOD MORNING MAMA GHANA. THE LORD IS OUR REFUGE. AMEN.
@Kobi: Canceling it could have resulted in judgment debt. These evil NDC peoepl intentionally set so many traps for the NPP before leaving power. It is so annoying to listen to them always blaming the NPP for the very things they approved. I beginning to believe that they are deliberately trying hard to demonize the NPP through blatant l1es
why didn't you people cancel the request, these wicked ndc did it and they are now blaming you don't play with these evil doers