“…there is no doubt in my mind that you have a President who is not in charge and it is very clear. The President is not in charge. You have individuals who run this country…” says Murtala Mohammed.
The former Member of Parliament for Nantong Constituency and former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry was speaking to the release of eight members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force.
Condemning their release, Murtala Mohammed wondered during a panel discussion on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji why President Akufo Addo who promised to adhere to the rule of law is allowing the judiciary to be ridiculed.
According to him, the activities of the vigilante group undermine democracy and the judiciary; hence Nana Addo must prove to be ‘in-charge’ by showing that he is committed to protecting the rule of law; not only in his speeches but also in action.
“We are no longer living under a military dictatorship; We are living in a rule of law and Nana Addo promised that indeed transparency and adherence to rule of law was going to be the cradle of this governance and he has demonstrated that in speeches. I tell him that it is not speeches that we eat. We want to see action…
…it seems to me that the issue of protecting the judiciary and protecting the rule of law is an NDC property and therefore when you want to speak in favour of the need for us to protect our democracy, you are speaking in favour of the NDC and therefore you must not speak out because the moment you point out they will go at you and that for me is extremely worrying. It is more worrying because there is no doubt in my mind that you have a President who is not in charge and it is very clear. The President is not in charge. You have individuals who run this country. How can someone who is not even an appointee walk to the Flagstaff House and ministers will all rise up because he has the listening ear of the President?”
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Your Moother is in charge!
PERHAPS MURTALA'S MAMA IS IN CHARGE
Empty barrel
I don't i don't understand this NDC people, Nana Addo's government cannot be like that of Mills's government where people in the caliber of Koku Ayidoho were in charge and Mahama's government where he condone and supported corruption. This people just can't understand that they've lost the election and not in power to loot from the national coffers again.
The problem of the NDC at present is, they don't understand why they should lose 2016 elections considering the enormous resources they put into it. And employing their usual methods of insults, casting insinuations, money sharing, rigging styles, intimidation, and what have you. Now the situation is that, how can NDC win subsequent elections in Ghana if their strategies become archaic and the other parties up their game to be more and more vigilant. Quite significantly, they find it hard to change strategy and want to continue to behave the same way when they were in power.
The insults will not help, but Murtala is a confused man. And I agree perfectly with the person name captioned "Evil NDC". It seems the party NDC is CONFUSED AND RAWLINGS MUST TAKE SOME DRASTIC ACTIONS constitutionally to bring the party to order. And if Murtala is saying this because of the Delta Force individuals released, is Nana head of the Judiciary or the EXECUTIVE. Has he directly in anyway interfere with the workings and the decisions of the Judiciary? Because of Politics, Intellectuals just lose their intellectual reasoning?
ANOTHER ( PHD STUDENT) KOKU ANYIDOHO WAS IN CHARGE WHEN MILLS WAS SLEEPING, IBRAHIM WAS IN CHARGE WHEN WE HAVE INCOMPETENT MAHAMA, MORTALA YOUR GRAMMA IS NOT GOOD, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD IBRAHIM AND INCOMPETENT MAHAMA TO STOP COLLECT TAXES FROM (KAYAYO) SO THAT (NDC) WILL STILL BE IN POWER, THIS IS NOT CRIMINAL CASE, THEY ONLY ABUSE POLICE OFFICER AND SO, IF THE POLCE FAIL A CRIMINAL CASE, THEN THE COURT CAN PROSECUTE THEM . MY BROTHER ADDORO HAVE A FIGHT WITH POLICE IN BELGIUM, AND HE SPEND 16HRS IN POLICE STATION, AND HE WAS ASK TO PAY THE POLICE UNIFORM , CANADA AND AMERICA THE POLICE WILL STAND AND BEAT YOU, AND LOCK FOR 24HRS SOME POLICEMAN WILL ASK YOU TO GO HOME, IF HE BEAT YOU VERY WELL, THIS SHOULD NOT BE A COURT CASE, IN HOLLAND THEY WILL GIVE YOU A COMMUNITY WORK , MAY BE 7000 HOURS AND YOU ONLY DO IT AT HOLIDAYS AND WEEKED, IF YOU MAKE ANY PROBLEM IN COURT, THE JUDGES DON'T GET ANGRY WHEN THEY ARE IN COURT ROOM WITH SUCH CASE, IF JUDGES GET ANGRY, THEN YOU AND YOUR INCOMPETENT ( NDC ) WILL GO TO JAIL, WHEN INCOMPETENT MAHAMA AND IBRAHIM WAS IN POWER YOU SHOULD HAVE ASK THE TO STOP COLLECTING TAXES FROM ( KAYAYO ) AND COLLECT THE 50MK $ FROM WAYOME, SO IF NANA ADDO IS NOT IN POWER THEN PLEASE TELL US WHO IS IN POWER?
Oooofui just look at his dumb face, go and take over and be in Charge kw3 Buuulu hi3.
what are you talking about, we don't want any class one in-efficient non mental philosopher. you are asssshole very stuuuupid and ***barred word*** stay aside and don't pop crazy nose ln the affaires of NPP super administration Government okay,
drowning NDC wants to hold on to every straw haba...NDC read it ll help u at least. Pay all the tv and radio stations and propagate your certified incompetence.