The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Agona West, Paul Ofori-Amuah is currently in police custody, assisting police in investigations over alleged plots to assassinate Gender Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison.

Mr Ofori-Amuah is said to have admitted to issuing some two cheques found with the suspects in their hotel room.

He’s been charged with preparations to commit crime to wit murder and abetment to commit crime to wit murder.

On the 17th of October, 2020, four persons were arrested by the Swedru Division of the Central Regional Police Command in a hotel in Swedru.

While investigations were underway, Agona West MP lodged a formal complaint that the four persons were preparing to kill her.

The four suspects have so far been remanded in police custody for a re-appearance in court on October 30, 2020.

They were charged with preparations to commit crime to wit murder and carrying offensive weapons.

Watch Central Regional Police PRO brief the media on the case: