Be firm and reject Akufo-Addo’s pressure – Asiedu Nketia tells Security Chiefs

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of Defense Staff to remain steadfast and impartial in the face of any undue pressure from President Akufo-Addo.

Speaking at the NDC’s campaign launch in Tamale on Saturday, July 27, 2024, Asiedu Nketia advised the IGP to stand firm and do the right thing in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, despite any external influences.

He emphasised the importance of the security forces’ independence and neutrality, particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections.

“My message to the IGP and the Chief of Defense Staff is simple, the day you were commissioned into leadership of our security services, you swore an oath to protect the interest of Ghanaians. You didn’t swear to protect the interest of any regime that is in power for the time being.

We know you’re working under undue pressure, but, please you can absorb that pressure and do the right thing for the next four months.

“If you fail, on the day of accountability, you will not have the president who is pressuring you now to come to your defence, you will be left on your own and your God.

“This is the time for positive defiance. You cannot be following wrong instructions under the excuse of order from above, no order from above. You swore an oath to protect this country.”