Former Member of Parliament for Buem constituency, Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah has asked Akufo-Addo not to repeat his failure to implement recommendations by the three-member committee that sat on the Ejura shooting incident as he did with the Ayawaso West Wuogon saga.
The former legislator told Kwabena Agyapong on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that Ghanaians felt disappointed after the government issued a white paper ignoring the recommendations by the Justice Emile Short Commission.
During the by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency on January 31, 2019, some National Security Operatives fired gunshots at the polling centre at La Bawaleshie, injuring about six persons believed to be NDC supporters.
A commission was set up to probe the circumstances of and establish the facts leading to the events of the associated violence in the constituency.
Per the White Paper released by the government, some of the recommendations made by the Commission were not compelling enough.
One of the many rejected recommendations included the government disagreeing with the prosecution of Mohammed Sulemana, the SWAT officer seen on camera assaulting the Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George, as suggested by the Commission.
But the former legislator reacting to it said it was one of the terrible decisions the government took.
He admonished the president to act on the recommendations so Ghanaians would see an end to these acts of lawlessness.
Committee ends work
The three-member committee probing the Ejura shooting incident has brought their sitting to an end.
Chairman of the committee, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, speaking to the media, said the committee was thorough in its work.
He said 22 witnesses were called to testify during the sitting.
Three of the witnesses testified in-camera for security reasons. While 117 videos, 555 pictures, one audio, and 3 documents were submitted to the committee by various witnesses.
“In all 22 witnesses appeared before us but three of them because of security reasons provided evidence in camera, also 117 videos, 555 pictures, and three documents were received by the committee as evidence and now we will sit, write our report together with recommendations and present it to the interior minister next week,” Justice Koomson added.
The Chair assured Ghanaians that the members would be open-minded in its report and recommendations to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery.
He debunked claims that the inquiry set out to ridicule journalists after some witnesses blamed the media for escalating and misreporting events.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
