Chairperson of Parliament’s Defence Committee, Seth Acheampong has said comments by former President John Mahama and the attempts by the NDC to politicize the nation’s security forces are irresponsible and undermining the security agencies.
He said Mr. Mahama’s statements are totally false and unfounded, and he ought to be ashamed of himself.
John Mahama during his Greater Accra tour last week alleged that the government is interested in equipping pro-NPP vigilante groups to detriment of state security agencies.
He added that the vigilante groups end up using weapons provided them for robbery.
“The government is supposed to protect Ghanaians by retooling the security agencies such as the police and the military with guns and a bulletproof vest. This government has given these weapons to their party vigilantes and you see them using the weapons at the expense of the state security personnel.”
“We knew most of these guys before this government recruited them into the national security and other state security agencies. So during the week, they work as police and security personnel but during the weekend, they do armed robbery as a part-time job.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Kofi Atakora
