The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised alarm that Government is making moves to arrest its National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo.
DGN Online is informed that Mr. Ofosu Ampofo has been hopping from hotel to hotel and has refused to stay home after getting wind of his likely arrest after a high court issued an arrest warrant.
According to the opposition party, it (NDC) “has learnt that the government, using the security agencies, has obtained a court warrant in the past few days for the arrest of our national Chairman, Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.”
The NDC made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, June 9, 2019, and signed by its Director of Communications, Kakra Essamuah.
The statement indicated “we have further learnt that the security agencies intend to do this apparently in conjunction with elements of NPP vigilante forces and that they intend to arrest the Chairman in a manner aimed at lowering him in the esteem of Ghanaians.”
Mr. Ofosu Ampofo is standing trial over a leaked tape in which a voice purported to be his is heard calling for political kidnappings and assassinations of some persons in Ghana.
Ever since there had been several cases of kidnappings and market fires which the police had report linking the NDC chairman to some of the cases.
In the leaked audio, the NDC Chairman is heard purportedly declaring ruthless war against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa.
There has been series of kidnappings since the leaked tape surfaced. Three girls from Takoradi in the Western Region have remained in captivity since they were kidnapped some months ago.
An Indian businessman was kidnapped in Kumasi some weeks ago. And recently, two Canadian women were kidnapped in Kumasi as well.
It would be recalled that some weeks ago, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service once again invited Mr. Ofosu Ampofo for ‘questioning’ as the CID claimed that suspects that have so far been arrested in connection with kidnappings and arson had mentioned Mr. Ofosu Ampofo’s name as the ‘mastermind’ behind the two mentioned crimes.
Bad Precedent
But the NDC at the time ‘blocked’ its Chairman from honoring the CID’s invitation, saying he was already standing trial.
DGN Online understands that the Police went to get an arrest warrant because it would set a bad precedent if nothing was done to arrest after he publicly defied the invitation extended to him.
The police therefore went to court to get a warrant after disclosing parts of the intelligence to the judge.
The presiding judge was said to be satisfied to issue an arrest and search warrant on the runaway NDC chairman who has been avoiding service running from hotel to hotel.
In its latest statement, the party said “the NDC takes a very serious view of the government’s intention, if our information is correct, and wish to bring to the attention of the country that, as the Chairman of the largest opposition party in Ghana, our national Chairman is entitled to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity.”
It said “whilst still respecting the already-stated stance of the Council of Elders regarding police invitations, we wish to state that the national Chairman is a law-abiding citizen who will never flout an order properly obtained from a court with authority to do so.”
“This statement is also issued to notify the teeming supporters of the National Democratic Congress to expect the imminent arrest of the national Chairman for the purpose of advancing the narrow political interests of President Akufo-Addo to silence all legitimate political opposition,” it said.
It added that “at all times, the national Chairman of our party can count on the solidarity of the entire membership of the party and we stand solidly behind Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.”
Source: Daily Guide
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any sensible government will amend the case they have filled in court against him. this act shows clearly that the npp has nothing better to offer us. this case wont go anywhere, trust me on that...
NPP is demonstrating that they now lack ideas of taking Ghana forward. We are fed up with this Ofosu Ampofo issue. NPP come again because you are becoming unpopular
Ofosu Ampofo secretly planned to kidnap and kill citizens to create a state of insecurity in GH. He was exposed via that famous tape. Interestingly, all that he said on that tape is playing out today and he has been implicated. If he refuses to show up at the CID, what does the NDC expect?... organize a party for him for refusing to show up? HE WILL BE ARRESTED. If they are men enough, they should keep their wicked chairman and we will see who is stronger... STATE OR NDC.
SUCH LAWLESSNESS SHOULD NOT BE COUNTERED. WHAT AT ALL CAN BE DONE TO YOU IF YOU HONOUR THE INVITATION? WHAT OFOSU AMPOFO IS TELLING GHANAIANS IS THAT, THE N D C IS NOT READY FOR POWER. LONG LIVE GHANA.
Where is running to? We all heard him on tape talking about kidnapping which is the order of the day now. He should be arrested because he is behind the current kidnappings.
***barred word*** statement and propaganda. What kind of disrespectful party is this? Common honour an invitation to clarify some charges against you has turned to solidarity from members or the so-called council of elders saying they will not allow and now keep on mention the president's name like he asked your chairman to plot and execute such barbaric acts. What is NDC let alone a common chairman being pampered like he created Ghana. Party with Charlatans, rude and law deviance people trying to rule the nation at all cost