Leadership of the largest opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the assault of Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku.
Some unknown assailants on Sunday, 1 April 2018 dawn attacked Mr Opoku at his residence at Sankore in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
The incident occurred around 2am Sunday.
Reacting to the incident via a statement, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said: “The leadership of NDC has taken notice of the brutal and barbaric attacks on our member of Parliament for Asonafo South and former Regional Minister for Brong Ahafo, Hon. Eric Opoku, and many other innocent citizens of Sankore by a group of persons described variously as ‘armed robbers’ by sections of the media, ‘criminals’ by the Ghana police service and ‘known members of NPP vigilante group’ by the victims and all eyewitnesses.
“The NDC has also taken notice of the hurriedly issued reaction of the NPP condemning the attacks and calling on the police to treat the incident as a pure criminality.
“The regrettable attempt by an officer of the Ghana police service to engage in ‘victim-blaming’ by alleging publicly that Hon. Eric Opoku denied himself police protection, however, gives us a deep cause to worry about official complicity in the matter. We hope we are wrong in this belief.”
The statement added: “Whilst condemning this heinous attack, we wish to urge the Ghana police service to approach this case with all the seriousness and the professionalism it can command in order to help redeem its rather sinking image under this NPP administration.
“We also wish to remind the NPP government, for the umpteenth time, about its cardinal responsibility to keep Ghana, all it citizens and their property safe at all times and without any form of discrimination, be it ethnic, political, gender or religious.
“Information reaching us indicate that the situation in Sankore remains volatile and has the potential to escalate, unless a quick and decisive action is taken to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to book. We hope Ghanaians can count on the Ghana police service and the NPP Government to deliver on their respective mandates of eliminating impunity and restoring law and order in our dear country,” the statement noted.
It added: “Meanwhile, the party has constituted a high-powered delegation ready to move to Sankore to visit the victims, and ascertain the facts of the incident as soon as the necessary security clearances are obtained. We wish to take this opportunity to express our deepest sympathy and solidarity to our Hon member of Parliament, all the victims and their families urging them to exercise maximum restraint in this difficult times, with the assurance that they can count on the support of the National Democratic Congress to see to it that they obtain justice in this matter.”
Source: ghanacrusader
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i think as politicians we need to know that power is not permanent. it was around the same constituency, both north and south that one baba, believed to a brother of Hon Collins Dauda brutalized innocent citizens, including a woman aho contested his brother. Asiedu Nketia never issued a statement. this same Hon Eric Opoku was the regional minister and always had a way of swerving the issues. w word to the wise is enough. vengeance we say is for the Lord but not all people who are wronged, and for continuous number of years without getting justice will leave vengeance to the Lord. think again Eric and Asiedu
Every ***barred word*** or evil person will face karma been him or his generation . Adam and eve paid for theirs todays age whatever u do has a way of catching up to u or ur generation '' its plain and simple'' politicians whatever u steal from the poor thru taxes , same poor person son turns arm robber will get u or ur generation . we've been given our free will so will we face the wrath of our actions . '' karma is a biiich '' when it catches up deal with it and don't cry like a ***barred word***.
SO EVERYTHING IN GHANA IS ABOUT POLITICS. SO SO SAD. NKETIA PLEASE GROW UP WE ARE TIRED OF THIS
Asiedu ***barred word***...kwassia !!!
Ghanaians haven’t forgotten about what the people of Sankore and its environs suffered under the stewardship of Eric Opoku including killings. We duly remembered that one of the killers was caught in your house. You yet to receive full dose of your wickedness, law of cama
The MP actually knows the people who attacked him. If you fail to deliver your promises to certain people, they will surely teach you a bitter lesson. There is no politics in this situation. The man just short-changed some people who did not take kindly to his attitude. Just wait and see the outcome of the investigations.
Please whoever your name is Asiedu Nketia, please let’s have the sense of humor to think than you always writing unnecessary stuff disturbing our ears. What all do you know, beef yourself and let’s see the way forward.