Pressure mounts on DCE who ‘imprisoned’ teacher to resign

Pressure is mounting on the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ekumfi in the central region, Ibrahim Kweku Dawson, to step down following accusations he unjustifiably caused the arrest of a teacher, Daniel Hammond, for allegedly insulting him.

Mr. Hammond was arrested last week by the Police while teaching at a school in Otabanadze in the Central Region following a complaint by the DCE.

He was subsequently remanded in prison custody for a week but was released on Friday before the one-week elapsed on Tuesday.

Speaking to Oman News, the Country Head of the Progressive Youth for Africa, a Civil Society Group, Wisdom Festus Foli, condemned the actions of the DCE and justified calls for his resignation.

“People in power just think they can abuse power. They are abusing the man’s rights which is not supposed to be so. We are demanding justice. He should step down,” he firmly stated.

According to Mr. Foli, a DCE has no business abusing the rights of individuals working under him because “his work is not to abuse somebody’s rights. That is not his function there.”

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