Brigadier General Michael Opoku, the General Officer Commanding the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, has been charged by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with orchestrating schemes to rig the 2024 elections in favor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The NDC claimed to have proof that the NPP was now using Brigadier-General Opoku’s Kumasi home as a safe haven for the storage of weapons and election supplies that it planned to use to sway voters’ decisions.
“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, the NDC said, at a press conference that was addressed by Mr Sammy Gyamfi, the Communications Director of the NDC.
“In his current position, Brigadier-General Opoku has been mandated by President Akufo-Addo to take charge of a well-crafted scheme that has been designed by the New Patriotic Party to rig the upcoming election, particularly in the Ashanti Region, through ballot stuffing, swapping of ballot boxes, swapping of pink sheets, and other clandestine activities starting with the special voting exercise scheduled for December 2.” Mr Gyamfi said.
The NDC claims that because Brig.-General Opoku oversaw the chaos and violence that befell innocent Ghanaians during the January 31, 2019, Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency bye-election, he cannot be taken into consideration in an election that is anticipated to be calm.
According to Mr. Gyamfi, the party was keeping a close eye on Brigadier-General Opoku and his NPP associates and would keep “monitoring them with eagle eyes.”
The NDC declared that Brigadier-General Opoku and his associates will fail in their attempt to incite unrest.
The Chairman of the Elections Security Task Force, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), was asked by Mr. Gyamfi to prevent anyone from usurping his position of power.
He said that eight innocent Ghanaians, including those slain in broad daylight at Techiman South, were shot and died during the 2020 election, and that Ghanaians are still waiting for justice.
He urged the Elections Security Task Force and the IGP to investigate this election-rigging scheme.
According to the NDC Communications Director, the IGP has an obligation to the Ghanaian people to maintain peace both during and after the elections by being forceful and impartial.
Mr. Gyamfi urged the Chief of Defense Staff to launch inquiries into these matters and hold Brig.-General Opoku accountable.
“The NDC and by extension, the people of Ghana will hold the IGP, the Chief of Defence Staff and our security heads responsible for the loss of a single life in the 2024 general elections. Elections are about counting heads and not cutting heads. No person must lose his or her life on the altar of elections,” Mr Gyamfi said.
He stated that in order for peace to prevail in Ghana prior to, during, and following the 2024 election, all well-meaning Ghanaians must be willing to pay the price.
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Source: newsthemegh.com