The Minority in Parliament has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, to order following his incessant attacks on the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
Mr Agyapong recently attacked the Public Relations Officer of GAF, Col. Eric Aggrey-Quarshie, over that latter’s media comments that recruitment into the army is purely done on merit.
Reacting to this development, the Minority, in a statement signed by Member of Parliament for Builsa North and Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga, said: “The attention of the Minority in Parliament has been drawn to the unsavory and abominable comments made by Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, NPP MP for Assin Central against the person of Col. Aggrey-Quarshie, the PRO of the Ghana Armed Forces and by extension the entire Armed Forces of Ghana on an Oman FM radio talk show known as 'Boiling Point' on the 4th day of April, 2018. The attack unleashed on the Armed Forces by Hon. Kennedy Agyapong appears to have been provoked by a statement made by Col. Aggrey-Quarshie on behalf of the Ghana Armed Forces to the effect that: “Enlistment of applicants into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is always based on merit not political influence or any other means".
“The Col.'s statement, it is important to note, was made in response to threats made by Hon. Kennedy Agyapong in an earlier radio programme to the effect that if the Armed Forces were to fail to give him preferential treatment by enlisting his constituents like the police service had done, he will make 'noise' in protest. The logical deduction to make from the unfortunate outburst of Hon. Kennedy Agyapong is that he is able to manipulate the Police Service by getting them to recruit his constituents in total disregard of any qualification criteria set for recruitment and expects the military to do likewise.”
The statement added: “The Minority in Parliament condemns the politicisation of recruitment into the Police Service under the watch of an NPP government in light of Kennedy Agyapong's confession. We call upon the Minister for the Interior to, as a matter of urgency, cause Kennedy Agyapong to be investigated forthwith and brought to book. Further, would-be recruits whose selection may have been influenced by Kennedy Agyapong should be withdrawn forthwith.
“The Minority commends highly, the High Command of the Ghana Armed Forces for demonstrating courage, fortitude and a high sense of professionalism in the face of threats, outright provocation, insults and intimidation by a demagogue such as Kennedy Agyapong for daring to set the records straight regarding how Ghanaian Citizens can be recruited to join the ranks of our noble Armed Forces.
“The Minority further notes with the deepest of regret the denigration of both serving and retired personnel of our Armed Forces including former President Rawlings by Kennedy Agyapong who seems to suggest in his outburst that when soldiers retire from active service, they are only fit to work as ‘security guards’”.
“The Minority appreciates the sacrifices the officers, men and women of our Armed Forces have made and continue to make toward our country's overall development and will, therefore, call upon President Akufo-Addo, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, to, as a matter of grave importance, condemn and reprimand Kennedy Agyapong, who is a leading member and financier of his party. His Excellency the President must also underscore the need for the military and civilians to cultivate mutual respect for one another in order to engender high morale within the ranks of our noble Armed Forces.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Very soon , u have taken ur stoopidity to the military too, very soon u will keep quite in ur coffin and let see what anybody can do..... Only God knows what Kennedy is fighting for.... U have taken ur peeople into the police service, woow so now the police Service is NPP police service.... most of the people u have sent to the Police service cannot write even common police statement, because they cant read and write as was reported about some police personel in kumasi times back.....
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Everything happens in Ghana now turns to be a political....BUT the only way this I..D..I..O..T..S Can STOP attacking everyone and go Scott free especially the military is when the offices of the enviable institute (THE MILITARY) STOPS KISSING THE ***barred word*** OF THIS C..R..I..M..I..N..A..L POLITICIANS, and be a PROFESSIONAL SOLDIERS, BUT NOT POLITICAL SOLDIERS.
Why is the President being to act on everthing? The President is not a school master ooo.7066
Ken outburts about Wayomi, Opuni, Charlotte Osei, Ibrahim Mahama and others proved to be right.Why don't the authorities investigate? All those who are calling on the head of Ken are benefitting from the rot in the army.Ken knows what he is talking about. Coward Ghnaians!
There is no smoke without fire!There is something bad which is covered in the military.They should probe Kennedy Agyapong and i think he would be ready to speak out because he knows what he is talking about. He had already hinted about the corruption in the army so months ago and nobody took him seroius.Now that he speaks out people want to tame him. Coward Ghanaians!
Folks trust the jackals in the NDC to capitalise on this But for once they are right.This MP is a real pain in the neck for the NPP. He talks as if he is the president and Nana should really bring him to down terra firma.There is only one president in this country and we all know that it is not this loud -mouth.
For once in my life I agree with the minority.This man is an ***barred word*** loud mouthed individual who if left unchecked will surely damage the NPP.Simply because he owns a radio station he pops up there anytime he does not get what he wants and insult people who are by far his betters.I listened to that programme and at a point turned off my radio in disgust.The GAF pro is a professional and what he said is exactly what any pro will say un the circumstance.The vicious attack on him was completely unwarranted.Someone ought to call this ***barred word***'s bluff. He is not the only one who financed the party and nobody held a gun to his head to do so.I have heard him insult great men like Prof Attefuah and Prof Frimpong Boateng. These are men this dump does not qualify to shine their shoes.I have never heard this guy make a single contribution to important discussion in parliament .Always bragging and insulting people on his network The president should really call him to order.because he is not above any law in Ghana.Money usually has the nasty habit of getting into the hands of hounds.
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Nons*ense, irrelevant protest party. Opportunistic group of people who know no shame. I condemn wholeheartedly the utterances of Kennedy but I will never trust this champagne socialist. Look at the mansions of Koku, Junapor, Kofi Adams when the police went there to search their houses.