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Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and Minister of Food and Agriculture, has been requested to be detained and charged by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) by the NDC’s legal team.
The petition is in response to the remarks made by the Minister over Easter at Mpraeso in the Eastern Region.
Speaking to party supporters on April 8 in Mpraeso, Mr. Acheampong declared that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will never cede control to the opposition NDC in 2025.
Abraham Amaliba, the NDC’s director of legal affairs, characterized Bryan Acheampong’s statement as a threat to Ghana’s security and an insult to the constitution.
Abraham Amaliba urged the police to detain Bryan Acheampong right away in a statement to the media after submitting a petition to the Ghana Police Service on the situation.
“We were at the CID office to present to the CID boss, a petition, calling on the department to arrest, investigate and prosecute the Minister of Agric, Bryan Acheampong for the uncivil comments that he made during the Easter break. You are aware that he, in a viral video, said that they, the NPP, will not hand over power to NDC come what may. And as lawyers, we are of the view that his comments on that day bother on national security and an affront to national security”.
“As lawyers, we think that the police administration must be interested in this matter. As stakeholders in this democratic dispensation, we will not sit by for one person to pass comments that will bring unrest in this country. The CID boss assured us that she will take the necessary steps,” he said.
Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party, criticized the member of parliament for Abetifi for asserting that the ruling party will maintain its grasp on power at any costs.
The NDC urged the Ghana Police Service to detain and charge the Member right away for remarks it deemed careless and treasonous.
Nonetheless, Bryan Acheampong was defended by the National Patriotic Party in a statement.
The NDC would not downplay the role of God in the 2024 elections, flagbearer candidate John Dramani Mahama declared on Tuesday while addressing party delegates in the Akuapem North and South Constituencies at Akropong in the Eastern region. The NDC, he claimed, is unconcerned by Bryan Acheampong’s assertion.
Read the full petition below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
