The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo to resign after a purported audio recording of him making some seditious comments were leaked on social media.
At a press conference in Accra today, Wednesday, the Communications Director of the NPP and Member of Parliament for Adentan constituency, Lawyer Yaw Buabeng Asamoah urged the party to ensure Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo puts his position down to restore sanity in their party and Ghana's body politics.
A leaked audio circulating on social media purported to be the voice of NDC National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo believed to be from a meeting held at the NDC’s headquarters days after the infamous Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence, captures leading members of the opposition party allegedly communicating strategies to use to regain power in 2020.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo, who was heard speaking to some party members without equivocation, noted the NDC will target the lives of NPP members in 2020 since state security cannot protect them.
According to him, another delicate aspect to win the 2020 election is targeting the EC Chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa.
He was also heard saying that he was hiring someone to seemingly guard former President John Mahama saying a driver from "one of our retired security people who can drive and at the same time give him protection and do some covert operations” and secretly target some members of the NPP.
In the press conference, lawyer Buabeng Asamoah condemned the party and it’s National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo for unleashing violence and denting the image of Ghana describing his actions as "bad and ugly" and threatening Ghana’s stability.
“ . . right thinking members of the NDC ought to move fast and distance themselves from this shameful leadership, those in the NDC who believe in an ideology must rise and demand resignations, all those culpable must account to the NDC first and to the nation . . .” Mr. Yaw Buabeng Asamoah said.
He however congratulated former President Mahama on his victory in the NDC Primaries over the weekend but urged him to change his “boot-for-boot" political philosophy.
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So you mean NDC dressed and masked your vigilante groups to come and cause confusion. You mean the camera's captured NDC vigilante groups at Ayawaso? Please do not take Ghanaians for f0olz. It is getting clearer by your desperate actions that NPP was behind the Kumasi shooting. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. A little quiet will do.
I suspect you plotted this so that you can have an opportunity to hold a press conference and score cheap political points. We have heard worse and diabolic statement in the past from your end and we've moved on. Fix the economy and stop this ***barred word*** press conferences.
THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF RESIGNATION FROM NDC PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP, SUGGESTED. THE CID, BNI, NATIONAL SECURITY, POLICE OR THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY TO GET THE AUDIO IN QUESTION, ARREST THE ALLEGED INTENDED PERPETRATORS OF CHAOS AND PROSECUTE THEM BEFORE A COMPETENT COURT OF JUSTICE. THE RULE OF LAW MUST WORK. THE STATE SECURITY AGENCIES MUST ACT RESPONSIBLY AND URGENTLY TO SHOW CLEARLY THAT THEY ARE IN CONTROL TO ALLAY THE FEARS OF ALL GHANAIANS BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD AND THAT OF FOREIGNERS ENGAGED IN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH GHANA. MARTIN AMIDU AND ALL STATE INSTITUTIONS FIGHTING CORRUPTION MUST BE SEEN IN ACTION. NDC IS RESTLESS AND AGITATED FOR THE EXPOSITION OF THE CORRUPTION THAT SHALL BECOME PUBLIC IN A VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE NATION CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT ADDRESSING CORRUPTION. THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR MUST WORK TO FULFIL ITS PURPOSE. NDC AND ALL IN GHANA MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BATTLE IS THE LORD. NOBODY CAN FIGHT GOD AND WIN SO THEY SHOULD NOT DECEIVE THEMSELVES.
THIS IS ALL YOU KNOW. UNNECESSARY PRESS CONFERENCES AGAINST NDC. WE YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN 2020. STUUUUPIIIIDITY
Waste of precious time. Has ofosu ampofo stolen state money? All he has done is plot a plan to deal with thugs of npp and any related election issues.
You have a president who has openly declared all die be die and on the back of it become a president, so even if ofosu ampofo said whatever he said it is not news at all. We have all die be die president, so what else can't be done. They still have all their forces in place in national security so you want ndc to sit down and fold their arms whiles they are brutalized for free.
What a fine opportunity for NPP to have call on Short Commission to invite Ofosu Ampofo for questioning. From the tape the invited Azorka boys to Accra. What for if not to cause mayhem. Ofosu Ampofo should be made to publicly accepts the voice or deny the tape and then be made answerable on any verbal or physical attacks of the personality of the President, peace council Chair and the E.C chair. He should have been forced by NPP to appologies to all Ghanaians for planning attacks on the president to promise as a chairman of NDC to lead his team on a clean campaign.