President Nana Akufo-Addo has he is extremely disturbed by the actions of a few, unpatriotic persons, who are deliberately passing off and circulating old videos of alleged brutality by members of the security agencies, largely of foreign origin, and presenting them as though they were new incidents by Ghanaian security personnel, which have occurred during Partial lockdown to avert spread of COVID-19.
According to the President, It is sad, it is unfortunate, and it must end and urged all Ghanaians to be in this fight together, adding, there is nothing to be gained with widespread fabrication and distribution of such videos, whose sole aim is to create discontent, and undermine the trust of the population in the men and women of our security services.
Addressing the Nation for the fifth time on Pandemic COVID-19, the president Said “Who gains from such conduct? Nobody in their right senses! The law enforcement agencies are determined to locate the originators of these anti-social acts.”
He said “To the men and women of our security services, who have been enforcing the directives, by patrolling our streets day and night, conducting surveillance, snap checks and mounting roadblocks, we are deeply in your debt. It is these security measures that have created the basic framework within which our medical personnel can pursue contact tracing, testing, and treatment of persons with the virus, whose implementation offers us the most secure means to defeat the virus.”
The President added “Reports I have received so far indicate that the police, military and other members of our security services have discharged their mandate with considerable professionalism. Furthermore, working with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, we see personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces involved in the clean-up of our drainage systems and our markets.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
