The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has condemned Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe over his recent remarks about the party’s leadership and the handling of the arrest of Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Responding to the founding member’s claim that the party “currently has no leadership,” Mr. Kodua expressed deep surprise and disappointment.
“I am very surprised that Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of our party, chose not to criticise the manner in which Chairman Wontumi was arrested,” Mr. Kodua said.
“He saw nothing wrong with the rough and romble way our Chairman was taken into custody. That in itself is troubling.”He asked.
According to Mr. Kodua, the party is struggling to meet the harsh bail conditions set for Chairman Wontumi.
“As I speak, they have imposed unreasonable bail conditions which we are finding very difficult to meet,” he explained.
Mr. Kodua said he was shocked that Dr. Tamakloe did not sympathize with the challenges the party is facing.
“It’s surprising that a founding member of the party does not sympathize with the trauma, the issues, and the challenges that the party is going through, but instead chooses to criticize the very party he helped to establish.”
He also took issue with Dr. Tamakloe’s remarks about former party leaders.
“I’m even more surprised that he refers to former chairpersons as though they would have done the same,” Mr. Kodua said.
“If those people truly respected the rule of law—most of them being constitutional lawyers—they wouldn’t have stayed silent. They would have spoken out and supported our members who have been taken to the NIB and EOCO,” he said.
Mr. Kodua described the ongoing situation as deeply concerning and unacceptable.
“We have detained a citizen of this country from Tuesday to Friday, and he’s facing outrageous bail conditions. If this is not political persecution, then what else is it?”
He concluded by affirming the party’s right to protest and demand justice.
“We want the world to know what is happening in Ghana and what is happening to our Chairman. We have every right to demonstrate our displeasure,” he said.
“Yes, we can go to court as an option but nothing also stops us from going to the EOCO headquarters to solidarize with our Regional Chairman,” he asserted.
Source: Myjoyonline
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