NPP blasts Baba Kamara over his attempt to take Ghana back to era of military rule

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the National Security Advisor for ordering the arrest of Managing Director of Marbles and Granite, Dr. Edmund Ayo Ani on suspicion that he took pictures of Mahindra vehicles branded with NDC colours and photographs of President Mahama.

Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, Communications Director of NPP, Nana Akomea argued that the action of Baba Kamara is a retrogressive move to Ghana’s dark days under military rule in the 80's.

“Alhaji Baba Kamara is taking Ghana back to the regime of settling civil disputes through the use of the coercive tools of the criminal justice system,” he said.

He added that “This is very dangerous and all Ghanaians must stand up against this unfortunate development.” He says in an era of respect for the rule of law, an aggrieved person even if he is a National Security Advisor is required to sue if his rights have been infringed upon.

Dr. Ayo Ani whose office shares a wall with the yard was put into Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody last Friday on suspicion that he took pictures of the vehicles. The pictures were shared them on social media.

The NPP says Baba Kamara’s action is another example of abuse of office.

“Now if even Mr. Kamara believes that the privacy of his property has been violated, his course of action should be a civil one,” Akomea said.

Government’s commitment to the rule of law is seen as an easy target for the opposition NPP. For years, the NPP has been unhappy about the government’s record of respect for human rights.

The party accused its main rival of trying to “bring back the dark days of a police state” after a former deputy Interior minister Kobby Acheampong said in 2012 on Metro TV that; “President Mahama could decree a curfew and have the leadership of the NPP arbitrarily arrested”.

Story by Michael Creg Afful

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