Government has denied reports that the Christianborg Castle has been turned into a security facility.
Prolific writer and journalist, Manasseh Awuni Azure in his undercover investigations disclosed that a group of people were being trained at the Christianborg Castle to reportedly provide private security for ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The group called "De-Eye" who the documentary termed as "militia" have been harbored in the Castle for long while and undergoing security training for purposes known best to them.
But the Acting Executive Director of Christianborg Castle, Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah wants the general public to know that the Castle is a museum and not a security training zone as captured in Azure's exposé.
He explained in a statement copied to Peacefmonline.com that "on 5th March, 2017, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo publicly declared and inaugurated the Osu Castle as a Presidential Museum of leadership and governance."
The Castle, he stated categorically, "is not a security installation. The Military and security sensitiveness associated with it have since been withdrawn. It now has a similar status as the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles".
He added that "visitors, tourists and the general public are allowed to visit" the Castle "when they please".
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Are the people really militias? Hmmm how some people use certain words without knowing the actual meaning. Militia paaa?
I have personally visited this place twice as a private person in 2018 and in January 2019. A section of the castle is truly a museum but there are other sections that also houses ministries. But seriously, ministries are public places if I may say. They are not security zones in the typical sense of the word. At least my experience with several ministries tell me that you can freely walk in and out of any of the Ministries in Ghana. This does not in anyway defeat the main aim of the investigative work which speaks to the presence of a vigilante group in Accra. Let us address the main issues and leave out the peripheries.
Well said,The statement is clear.
What is the light @Ntim? For how long would you be deceived? Get a life!
See the light and stop being petty! Thank you
If you find yourself in "Dirty Hole", the least you could do to save yourself of further dirt is to STOP digging. Why all these explanations? When you tell one lie, you must prepare for 1000s of lies to cover up. Oppong Nkrumah, I pity you!