Samuel Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has blamed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his lack of political commitment to allow structural improvements to the country’s national security setup.
According to the MP, Nana Akufo-Addo’s inability to enforce the findings of the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry study calls into doubt the President’s commitment to rid the National Security of undesirable elements.
Sam George’s comments follow the latest attack on Citi FM and Citi TV journalist Caleb Kudah by National Security operatives, as well as the armed invasion of the station’s premises.
Mr. George stated on the Point of View on Wednesday that until the President and his government take bold measures to review the activities of National Security, the outfit’s officials would be emboldened to target civilians and violate their basic human rights.
“There is a process in place to overhaul national security starting in 2019.” President Akufo-Addo may have put himself in a positive light for posterity if he had read the report and enforced the reforms. But it is the absence of political will to do so that has brought us to this point.”
“Why did we create the Commission of Inquiry?” Yet, as the MP pointed out, “the President has basically said in the white paper that, after what they have said, he will not work for it.”
Sam George, who experienced some kind of violence at the hands of National Security operatives during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, stated that a potential National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would enact the Emile Short Commission’s recommendations.
“I will expect a future NDC government to implement this, God willing in 2025, and I will talk about it whether I am in that government or not.”
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The MP hopes that political parties’ determination would help restructure National Security.
This, he claims, is possible if recruitment into the country’s national security architecture is not used to reward party loyalists.
“I agree that as political parties and those at the top of political parties, we must make the difficult choice that national security must be a no-go region for party faithful to reward and attract individuals who are eligible and follow the requirements of national security,” Sam George suggested.
SOURCE: ATLFMONLINE
