A
former Deputy Minister of Interior under the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
administration has rejected claims by the Ashanti Regional Police
Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakye that he nearly lost his job as a Police
officer when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was in power.
DCOP
Kofi Boakye has alleged that his work schedule which got him working
closely with former President John Rawlings nearly cost him his job
because he was perceived to have had alliances with the opposition
National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“NPP came to power and some
of us were nearly sacked because there was that presumption that once I
have traveled with the head of state before; because I traveled with
Rawlings to Libya, once I was the lead Policeman whenever Rawlings is
coming I am automatically NDC,” he said. “Immediately NPP came to power I
had to cease talking to him [Rawlings], completely,” he added.
Responding
to these accusations on Eyewitness News, Nana Obiri Boahen corrected
the fact that DCOP Kofi Boakye’s allegation was not the official
position of the NPP led-administration.
“I don’t think that what he said a couple of weeks ago is the official position of the NPP,” he remarked.
The
former Deputy Minister admitted that, there were some elements who
called for the dismissal of DCOP Boakye and not the NPP government as
whole.
He therefore argued that “there is vast difference between
an official position of the NPP and individuals within the NPP who have
expressed a different opinion about him.”
He said the Ashanti
Regional Police Commander contradicted himself by saying that one
Francis Poku who is also a member of the NPP was the one who helped
secure his job in the Police service.
The former Deputy Interior Minister cautioned DCOP Boakye to be “very careful about these statements.”
He
argued that it is unnecessary for him to “make brouhaha out of it
because from Kofi Boakye’s argument, another activist of the NPP saved
him from that dismissal so why do we make a lot of noise about this?” |
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