The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute the Member of Parliament of Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong over his alleged intemperate comment.
The new Minister for Food and Agriculture who was addressing party supporters at Mpraeso on Saturday, April 8, said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will never hand over power to the opposition NDC in 2025.
The comment has received numerous backlashes from a section of Ghanaians who believe the comment by the NPP was intemperate.
In the midst of the controversial comment, the Director of Legal Affairs of the NDC, Abraham Amaliba on behalf of the NDC has submitted a petition to the CID for the arrest and prosecution of the Minister.
According to the legal practitioner, the statement by Bryan Acheampong is an affront to the constitution and a threat to the security of Ghana.
Speaking to the press after petitioning the Ghana Police Service on the matter, Abraham Amaliba stressed that the police must arrest Bryan Acheampong immediately.
“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.
In a related development, Abraham Amaliba further alleged that the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare evaded the team when they tried to submit a copy of the petition to him.
“We actually saw him standing at the car with some officers. We could not go to him directly. We have to go through the reception. When got to the reception, we were told to come to the outer reception which we did. Now at the outer reception, we were told that the IGP wasn’t there. It’s a clear indication of an IGP who was clearly evading our documents,” Abraham Amaliba told the press.
