Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of dishonesty in his comments on the arrest of the Democracy Hub protesters.
His comments follow President Akufo-Addo’s statement that the executive arm of government has no influence in the recent arrest and detention of some Democracy Hub protesters in a recent interview on France 24.
According to President Akufo-Addo the recent arrest and detention of the protesters stems from their behaviour during the protest.
He explained that as a political leader who has embarked on several protests in the past, he has no problem with citizens protesting about an issue of concern.
However, Godwin has noted that the president’s level of dishonesty in the issue is ‘terrible’.
In an interview on Nig Ossue on TV3 on Monday, October 7, he said, “The level of dishonesty is terrible, he ignores local media and grants interviews to international, the reason he does this is that there is no benefit of fact-checking him. The person who is in court prosecuting these protesters is an appointee of Akufo-Addo, the person who arrested these protesters is the IGP appointed by Akufo-Addo”.
The recent protest aimed to raise awareness about the environmental destruction caused by galamsey, which has significantly harmed Ghana’s natural resources, including its rivers and forests.
However, President Akufo-Addo contends that the protest was politically motivated, intended to undermine his government in the lead-up to the December 7 elections.
Meanwhile, Organised Labour has announced plans to go on strike on October 10, 2024, if the government does not respond to demands to put an end to galamsey.
