The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made serious allegations against Brigadier-General Michael Opoku, including an alleged plot to rig the upcoming December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The umbrella family says it has gathered realiable information that Brigadier-General Michael Opoku is allegedly responsible for the training of NPP thugs at Asutsuare Military Camp and other places.
Addressing journalists on November 18, 2024, he said Brigadier-General Michael Opoku seeks to clothe in military apparel to unleash violence on NDC agents and supporters on voting day.
He claimed that unlike other security personnel who have demonstrated professionalism, Brigadier-General Opoku has allegedly turned himself into a rabid NPP functionary who openly mobilises funds from businessmen for the New Patriotic Party.
Among the other allegations, he said, “Per our credible intel, Brigadier-General Opoku’s residence in Kumasi is currently the storage facility for weapons, illegally-printed ballot papers, military apparel, and other election materials, which the NPP intends to use to execute this dastardly and subversive agenda.
“Ladies and gentlemen, in Brigadier-General Opoku, we have an officer with a notorious record unbecoming of the position he holds. This devious character carries the mayhem and brutality he supervised at AWW as a badge of dishonor. A person like him has no place in the current environment where Ghanaians are calling for violence-free elections. Given his history, we call for his immediate removal from his position as GOC of the Central Command. A miscreant like him should not be allowed anywhere near the security architecture for the impending 2024 general elections.”
He served notice that the NDC will continue to monitor his activities and that of the NPP and exposed them since violence cannot win them the elections.
“The NDC wishes to serve notice to Brigadier-General Michael Opoku and his collaborators in the New Patriotic Party that we have them under our radar and will continue to monitor them with eagle eyes. This time around, he and his ilk shall not succeed. Violence cannot and will not win the NPP this year’s election.”
He further called on the Inspector General of Police not to allow anyone to undermine his authority adding that Ghanaians are still waiting for justice for the eight persons who were killed during the 2020 general elections.
“The NDC hereby calls on the Inspector-General of Police who is the Chairman of the Elections Security Task Force not to allow any persons to usurp his authority. Ghanaians still await justice for the eight innocent Ghanaians who were shot and killed during the 2020 elections, including those shot in broad daylight at Techiman South. The IGP and the Elections Security Task Force must get to the bottom of this election-rigging agenda and stop Brigadier-General Opoku and his thugs from embarking on another Techiman South-styled killings. The IGP, owes a duty to the people of Ghana to be firm and fair-minded to ensure peace during and after the elections. In this regard, we assure him of our fullest cooperation.
We also call on the Chief of Defence Staff to institute investigations into these issues and bring Brigadier-General Opoku to book.
The NDC and by extension, the people of Ghana will hold the IGP, the Chief of Defence Staff and our security heads responsible for the loss of a single life in the 2024 general elections. Elections are about counting heads and not cutting heads. No person must lose his or her life on the altar of elections.”
By:Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
