What Can Brigadier-General Michael Opoku Do To Rig The Elections? – Kwamena Duncan Replies Sammy Gyamfi
Kwamena Duncan has taken a swipe at the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, and his party for accusing the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of trying to rig the upcoming general elections.
Sammy Gyamfi, at a press conference on Tuesday November, 19, 2024, in Accra, alleged that the NPP has planned to stuff the ballot boxes in the Ashanti Region in favor of the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
He mentioned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) intends to use Brigadier-General Micheal Opoku, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, to do the rigging.
“Per our credible Intel, Brigadier-General Opoku’s residence in Kumasi is currently the storage facility for weapons, illegally-printed ballot papers, military apparels and other election materials, which the NPP intends to use to execute this dastardly and subversive agenda,” he alleged.
Sammy Gyamfi petitioned the security authorities and the Overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to address their concerns.
“We are going to ensure that the King of the Ashanti people, who is very much interested in the peace of our nation and the peace of the processes leading to, during, and after the December 7 election, we will officially draw his attention to these developments because the headquarters of the operation of this guy [Brigadier-General Michael Opoku] is Kumasi…And I know that the Otumfuo cherishes the peace that the people of Kumasi and Ashanti region enjoy, and he will want to take an interest in this matter and call this guy to order.”
But to Kwamena Duncan, these allegations are falsehood.
As a former Central Regional Minister and former Head of the Regional security, Kwamena Duncan narrated that it is a normal procedure that the security agencies, prior to the election, will devise precautionary measures to prevent anything untoward on the election day, particularly at the flashpoints.
“There is no iota of truth in it. It is not possible under our electoral structure [our electoral system]”, he exclaimed while speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show.
He asked; “What can Brigadier-General Michael Opoku do to rig the elections?”
He noted that the NDC’s accusations are a ploy to denigrate Asantes saying “this is an Asante thing against Asante and by extension against Akan”, adding the NDC has chosen to “single this man [Brigadier-General Michael Opoku] out who is an Asante. Take him to the cleaners and ruin his reputation”.
Source: Ghmessenger.com
