The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Interior Minister of attempting to bribe Minority Members of Parliament with security services recruitment slots.
Speaking on a radio station in Accra, Asiedu Nketia, also known as General Mosquito, claimed that the Interior Minister, Henry Quartey offered recruitment slots to NDC MPs in an attempt to silence their opposition to the recruitment of around 10,000 “party foot soldiers” into the security services.
He expressed deep concern about the potential impact of these actions on the upcoming elections, warning that such secretive activities could undermine peace.
He called on organizations like the National Peace Council and the Catholic Bishops Conference to publicly address the issue, stressing the importance of transparency and accountability.
He explained that the Interior Minister had tried to recruit these individuals into the security services but encountered resistance.
“At some point, the Interior Minister himself went to Parliament to try to, like, bribe our MPs and say, ‘Look, bring two persons each from your constituency, and let’s add them so that you allow me to do it.’ Our MPs rejected it flatly,” he alleged.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia also revealed that he had advised NDC MPs not to accept the offer.
He further claimed that the Interior Minister made this offer privately to the Minority leadership, but the NDC strongly opposed it.