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NDC supporters must desist from illegal activities — Cadre 

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By Laudia Sawer 

Tema, Feb. 15, GNA – Mr. Camillus Maalneriba-Tia Sakzeesi, a National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Cadre, has condemned recent violent activities involving party supporters around the country, indicating that they must desist from such illegal practices. 

Mr. Sakzeeki, speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said it was worrying to watch on television and hear in the news the illegal activities some NDC supporters were engaging in after the party won the 2024 elections. 

He said the supporters must recognise that the election was not won with only their votes, but rather it was the anger of Ghanaians that gave the NDC the victory, christening the win as “rebellious ballots.” 

He encouraged supporters who have evidence of wrongdoing to report to the relevant state security agencies instead of taking the law into their hands, as doing so meant using an illegal way to correct an illegality. 

“We need to be grateful to the entire Ghanaians rather than the support base of the NDC. I think from the way we have started, we are pushing people to regret ever voting for the party. The NDC is not safe. What is happening now? If we don’t take care, we could be losing the 2028 elections ahead of time.” 

Touching on appointments, he commended President John Dramani Mahama for the excellent appointments he has made so far, stating, however, that supporters must understand that it was impossible for all the about eight million supporters of the party to get appointments or a share of the national kitty. 

Mr. Sakzeeki urged the supporters to follow the steps of the cadres who selflessly worked for the party without looking for personal gains, indicating that they pride themselves in the fact that they gave birth to the fourth republic, which has lasted for many years. 

“Yes, we disrupted the democratic system in 1981, but with people who managed to calm the whole situation and reintroduced the most successful constitutional governance that has survived for over 30 years. Forget about those who want to gather wealth for themselves,” he added. 

He called for change in the way some supporters want to grab wealth for themselves, stressing that “there must be a change and the party must not encourage it, the party must stamp its feet. What about the other Ghanaians who are not NDC members but they voted for the party?” 

He called on the NDC party faithful to work for the government’s success, noting that if the economy was well run, all Ghanaians could benefit from the good policies that would turn it around. 

“Not all of us can get to the national kitty, but we can help the government to succeed through good governance and policies that can improve the economy so that the benefit can trickle down to those who go to the market to buy things to make food for the family instead of personal benefits,” Mr. Sakzeeki emphasised. 

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Victor Selormey was in prison with an oxygen tank; ‘sick’ Ofori-Atta must also face questioning – Jantuah

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Presidential Staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah [L] and former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Presidential Staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah [L] and former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the state, through the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), not to allow former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to use ill health as an excuse to delay his return to Ghana for questioning by the OSP.

It has emerged that the former finance minister is currently seeking medical treatment in the United States after being declared a suspect by the OSP in four high-profile corruption investigations. These include cases related to the National Cathedral project, Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML), and two other matters.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, February 12, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated that Ofori-Atta is now a wanted person and must return to Ghana immediately to face questioning. He warned that failure to comply would result in steps being taken to compel his return.

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has confirmed that Ofori-Atta will return to Ghana after completing his medical treatment abroad. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, February 13, Afenyo-Markin stated that he had been in touch with the former minister, who assured him of his willingness to cooperate with any investigations upon his return.

However, commenting on the issue in an interview on Onua FM, Nana Yaa Jantuah insisted that Ofori-Atta must not be allowed to use his ill health as an excuse to delay the process, as other politicians who were equally unwell were prosecuted and jailed under the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

“I believe we have an extradition treaty with the US, so Ken Ofori-Atta can be brought back to Ghana because we have hospitals here that can take care of him. I remember Victor Selormey, a deputy finance minister under the Rawlings regime, was holding an oxygen tank in Nsawam Prison. I witnessed this—he was not feeling well at all. Throughout his court sessions, he was sick, yet he was not granted any consideration due to his ill health. Eventually, he died.”

“I was at the Cardio Unit when lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata was brought there suffering from an asthma attack. When a recommendation was made for his release due to his ill health, instead, that same night, he was sent back to prison. So, if Ken has to answer questions, he must do so. I know of someone who was not sick but was locked up in the BNI cells in 2017. It is someone’s health condition, so I won’t mention the name, but this person was detained without any access to medical care. So, wherever Ken is, he should return and answer the questions,” Nana Yaa Jantuah, a former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), stated.

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