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National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has described the charges leveled against his party Chairman, himself and Kweku Boahen as "funny" and a "strategy" used by the ruling party "to intimidate" them against their 2020 elections goals.

“The charges leveled against us are funny, uncalled-for and has no basis whether by fact or law, but they [authorities in charge of the case] are acting in such manner because they believe they have the powers in their hands,” he said.

According to him, they are waiting patiently to be invited to testify in court to tell their side of the story.

Speaking on on Adom FM’s ‘mpensenpensenmu’ political discussion programme, Sammy Gyamfi believed that the ruling party's interest in the matter is basically on three mischievous points against their party.

“The first is to put fear in members of the NDC, especially its leaders who speak on authority. Secondly, to disrupt our election 2020 tactical agenda and thirdly, play diversionary tactics to deflect discussions on the cedi depreciation to other matter which are not of importance to the national development,” he lamented.

He, however, stressed that the NDC will "never lose focus but speak the truth on concrete issues in a brave manner. Nobody can silence us in this country.”

Background

Mr Ofosu-Ampofo and two other executive members of the NDC, National Communications Officer, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, and a Deputy have been charged by the police and sent to the Attorney-General (A-G) for advice and further action.

The three [3] have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime with kidnapping intent and conspiracy to commit crime with threat of harm,”

 According to the Public Relations Officer of the CID, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana Obeng, following the charge, the police had asked the three NDC officials to cease reporting themselves to the CID Headquarters.