Akwasi Konadu, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, has condemned comments by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande regarding the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
According to Akwasi Konadu, Mustapha Gbande’s comment is a clear demonstration of what he considers the highest form of arrogance of power.
He stressed that Gbande’s comments suggesting that a political figure could direct the arrest of an elected Member of Parliament raised serious concerns about the respect for due process.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, Akwasi Konadu stated, “For you as a person of that calibre telling Ghanaians that you told the EOCO boss to arrest him and that whatever the fallouts would be, you will deal with it and that you give no regard to due process in the law is the highest form of arrogance of power.
“I heard him say that they are now going to show us where power lies because they are left with two years. Nobody is worried about what they do. We are focused on making sure that we are holding the government accountable.”
Also, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the newly elected Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has questioned NDC Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande over his claims of ordering EOCO to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
According to Miracles Aboagye, it is unfortunate for a political operative to direct a law enforcement agency to arrest a sitting Member of Parliament.
He further questioned the basis for Gbande’s directive, stressing that his position as a political party official does not give him the authority to direct EOCO on who to arrest.
Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Monday, October 5, Miracles Aboagye stated, “It’s unfortunate… I saw his clip from the AM show, and I was just shaking my head. And I’m sure a lot of people are watching, both locally and in the international community. People are asking themselves, what kind of democracy is Ghana running?”
“If we have a situation where it takes Mustapha Gbande to direct the EOCO on whom to arrest in this country, it now explains why for a very long time people have been complaining about selective justice,” he said.
Dennis Miracles Aboagye further argued that Gbande, who also serves as Deputy Director of Operations at the Office of the President, is not a security official and therefore has no professional mandate to direct EOCO operations.
He argued that law enforcement agencies must apply the law equally.
Miracles Aboagye warned that selective application of legal authority amounts to an abuse of that authority. “Any law that you selectively apply is illegal,” he added.
Their comment follows Mustapha Gbande, who revealed that he instructed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah.
According to Mustapha Gbande, he met with the EOCO boss and instructed him to arrest the Manhyia South MP.
Speaking on JoyNews, Mustapha Gbande stated, “The recent one, the Awuah one. I met the EOCO boss. I told him to arrest the guy. Let the whole world come to an end; arrest him.
“But what did Awuah do? He says that because he’s defending Salomey, that is why EOCO has targeted him. He goes further to instigate our brothers who were around to obstruct the work of a public officer. The girl was nearly knocked down by the police,” Gbande explained.
“Atta Akyea was invited by EOCO; have you heard of it? NAPO is attending to an investigation at EOCO. Have you heard of it? If you are invited… to come and assist with investigations, it is not about the government or what you have done or like to have done,” he indicated.
“You go there, and then you deal with the issues, and you go back. That is why we have two political parties. Even if you are afraid, there are overtures that you can make to other people so that they try to water down some tension before you appear. This is not new to the political traditions,” he added.
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