Counsel for Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Chairman of the NDC, Lawyer Victor Kwadwogah Adawudu has disclosed that his client, will appear before the police CID today.
He says they were at the police headquarters yesterday to ascertain whether indeed the police has invited Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo.
Speaking on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, he explained that they had information on social media and traditional media about a certain invitation by the police to their client and they could not tender their client without first confirming so from the police.
So we have received an official letter from the police inviting our client and that we will be there this morning to enquire from them the purpose of the invitation.
A planned meeting between the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and the police over the leaked audio failed to take place.
Accordind to sources, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo was yet to receive a formal invitation letter from the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) as of Thursday morning.
The CID had asked Mr Ofosu-Ampofo who has come under fire over comments he allegedly made in the secret recording to report at the headquarters at 10am on Thursday.
In interview with Peace FM's reporter, Yaw Obeng Manu who was at the CID headquarters, journalists from various media houses waited at vantage points with their cameras to capture Mr Ofosu-Ampofo’s arrival at the CID headquarters on Thursday morning, but it never saw the light of day.
Operation vehicles of the Formed Police Unit (FPU) including water cannons were seen positioned at vantage points with police personnel in full gears ready for any operational duties at the entrance of the CID headquarters.
However, three hours after the scheduled meeting, there was still no show amidst suggestions that Mr Ofosu-Ampofo has decided not to honour the police invitation.
The police, in a statement issued last Wednesday afternoon, had said they had extended an invitation to Mr Ofosu-Ampofo to assist with investigations into a leaked audio recording with comments purported to have been made by him.
The recording was circulated on various media platforms, including social and traditional media.
By 8 a.m. yesterday, journalists and press photographers had taken positions at the Police Headquarters, eager to capture Mr Ofosu-Ampofo’s arrival and the ensuing proceedings.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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THE CID OR BNI MUST BE CANDIS AND RECISE, THE OTHER TAPES BEFORE WERE CAPTURED IN PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. OFOSU AMPOFO TAPE IS A PUBLIC MATERIAL OF A POLITICAL GATHEREING OF NDC PARTY REGISTERED AND AUDITED BY THE EC. IT IS NOT A PRIVATE ENTITY BUT PUBLIC. THE ADDRESS OF OFOSU AMPOFO WAS NOT MADE IN A PRIVATE BUT ONE MADE TO MEMBERS OF POLITICAL PARTY. AGAIN THE CONTENT OF OFOSU AMPOFO TAPE, UNLIKE ANY OTHER, IS INTENDED TO CAUSE HARM TO SOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, AND TO DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE STATE THROUGH CALCULATED SECRET AGENDA FOR KIDNAPPING AND ASSASSINATION, WHICH HE CLAIMS TO HAVE STARTED ALREAdy. THE MINISTERS OF INTERIOR AND NATIONAL SECURITY AS WELL AS THE POLICE, IN CHARGE OF INTERNAL SECURITY, MUST WAKE UP TO ENSURE PEACE AND SAFETY OF GHANAIANS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL VIOLENT ATTACKS OF VIGILANTISM BY NPP AND NDC OPERATIVES AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL UNCOVERED KILLINGS AND KIDNAPPINGS IN GHANA IN THE RECENT TIMES CAUSING FEAR AND PANIC AMONG PEOPLE. THIS DOES NOT AUGUR WELL FOR THE STABILITY OF THE NATION. THE TAPE OF OFOSU AMPOFO GIVES A A CRITICAL CLUE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY. THERE IS A STRONG POLITICAL OVERTONE IN THE CURRENT EVENTS. THE SECURITY FORCES MUST DEAL RUTHLESSLY WITH ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO FOMENT TROUBLE IN THE COUNTRY.JJ GOVERNMENT WAS NOT THE BEST BY ANY MEASUREMENT, YET IT RULED GHANA FOR 20 YEARS BECAUSE IT DID NOT COUNTENANCE ANY NONSENSEEE OF THE KIND WE FIND WITH OFOSU AMPOFO. THE OFOSU AMPOFO TAPE CHALLENGES AND GIVES AKUFO ADDO GOVERNMENT EVERY RIGHT TO BECOME TOUGH. IT IS TIME TO STOP HANDLING CRIMINALS AND TROUBLE MAKERS WITH KIDS GLOVES. IT IS GOOD FOR GHANA TO BE PRAISED AS A STAR OF DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA BUT IF THE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ACHIEVED IS NOT TREASURED AND PROTECTED WE SHALL LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF OUR MOUGH. POLICE, SOLDIERS AND ALL THE SECURITY FORCES ARE PAID TO KEEP THE STATE SAFE AND WE SHOULD CHALLENGE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO SUBDUE AND CONTAIN ANY TROUBLE MAKER AND CRIMINAL. THE HONEYMOON FOR AKUFFO ADDO IS OVER. TOO MUCH OF EVERYTHING IS BAD AND TOO MUCH OF TALK TALK, AND NICE NICE IS NOT GOOD. OFOSU AMPOFO, SAMMY GYAMFI,AKAMBA, NII LAMPTEY VANDERPUYE, SAM GEORGE OR ANY OTHER WHO LACK SIMPLE UNDERSTANDING AND CIVILITY, AND CANNOT APPRECIATE DIALOGICAL PROCESS TO ADDRESS ISSUES MUST BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.SUCH PEOPLE DO NOT RELY ON THEIR CONSCIENCE TO DO THINGS RIGHT, EXCEPT WHEN COMPELLED TO DO SO. THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES MUST DEAL WITH SUCH PEOPLE SQUARELY WITHIN THE PERIMETERS OF THE LAW, DISREGARDING ANY OF THEIR PRETENCE. SOME IN THE POLICE MUST ALSO STOP THE UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE BY BETRAYING THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS TO CONNIVE WITH LAWBREAKERS. THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SECURITY FORCES MUST ENSURE TO INSTILL DISCIPLINE WITHIN THEIR RANKS. OFOSU AMPOFO MUST BE MADE TO DISCLOSE THE POLICE WOMAN MENTION IN HIS TAPE. VIGILANTIES MUST BE DISBAND AND THE SECURITY FORCES MUST BE TASKED TO ENSURE THE BAN. ANY FAILURE OF AKUFFO ADDO IS A CONDEMNATION OF GHANA TO HELL. AKUFFO ADDO MUST BE BOLD AND STRONG BECAUSE HE IS ORDAINED BY GOD TO SUCCEED. THE BATTLE IS THE LORD.