Ghana is slowly becoming the republic of ‘survival of the fittest’ – Osei Kofi Acquah writes

The National Communications officer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Osei Kofi Acquah has stated the Constitution has created institutions like the Ghana Police Service and other security services to maintain law and order, defend Ghana and Ghanaians against both internal and external aggressors’ inhabitants in the small towns and villages where illegal mining (galamsey) takes place.

According to Mr Acquah when Ghanaians are electing their Members of Parliament(MPs), who are supposed to be law makers, the winner must have the support of thugs and vigilante groups who must exhibit thuggery, intimidation and violence.

“Today the election of Council of State members who are supposed to Advice the president has been marred by series of violence in some parts of the country because some Thugs and Macho-men who thinks they possess Machetes, guns and other assaultive weapons must decide instead of the people’s power” he stated.

“This shameful, disgraceful and undemocratic caricature which is rearing its head must be stopped with all the might in us” Mr Acquah added.

He condemned the recent happenings at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council(RCC) when a gang of unidentified thugs broke into the polling center and interfered with the sorting and counting of ballots, the Ashanti Region’s Council of State elections plunged into pandemonium.

According to witnesses, the attackers broke into the venue with force, knocked over tables, destroyed ballot boxes, and strewn voting materials, forcing EC officials to halt the proceedings.

The surprise loss of Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, a candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who was regarded as a frontrunner, is thought to have been the catalyst for the disturbance.

The incident was allegedly started by supporters who were upset with the decision and demanded that the results be investigated.

As tensions increased, on-site security forces found it difficult to maintain order, and the election was temporarily halted.

Read the full post by Mr Osei Kofi Acquah below:

Osei Kofi Acquah the National Communications Director of the CPP writes……

GHANA IS SLOWLY BECOMING THE REPUBLIC OF PUNCHES, MACHETES, GUNS AND SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

When in 1992 Ghana decided to embark on the path of Democracy, we the people in our right frame of mind mind had resolved that violence and “Machoism” was not the way to go.

In the face of this resolution, we developed Rules, Laws and Regulations which has become our National constitution.

The Constitution has created institutions like the Ghana police service to maintain law and order, the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana Air forces, the Ghana Navy among others to Defend Ghana and Ghanaians against both Internal and External Aggressors.

The Judicial services were given a Democratic cloak as they transformed from the populist and Public Spectacled Tribunals to well-structured and formal courts to adjudicate matters of law.

Unfortunately, 33 years later, what we feared and discarded 33 years ago is rearing its ugly face again.

Today when Ghanaians are electing their members of parliament, who are supposed to be law makers, the winner must have the support of Thugs and Vigilante groups who must exhibit thuggery, intimidation and violence.

Today the election of the President of Ghana who is supposed to protect and defend the constitution of Ghana must create parallel-Military, Rogues and vigilante groups who they decoy as Party Security who will stop at nothing including disregarding the constitution of the Republic until their candidate wins.

This ugly, unfortunate, dangerous and unacceptable practice which has intensified since 2008 has fester and grown over the years.

Today the election of Council of State members who are supposed to Advice the president has been marred by series of violence in some parts of the country because some Thugs and Macho-men who thinks they possess Machetes, guns and other assaultive weapons must decide instead of the people’s power.

This shameful, disgraceful and undemocratic caricature which is rearing its head must be stopped with all the might in us.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com/Louis Gyamerah