Civil society organisation, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), led by its Executive Secretary, Mensah Thompson believes that Asiedu Nketia cannot be faulted for suspecting the government of being behind recent attacks and violence in the Volta Region.
According to Mensah Thompson, most people in the country agree with statements made by the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He made this known in an interview with Happy 98.9 FM’s Afrifa-Mensah, host of the EpaHoa Daben political show.
“We all have had our suspicion on statements made by the NDC’s General Secretary but the way he said it was bad. He could have put it a bit better. But can you blame him for what he said?” he asked.
The Executive Director of ASEPA indicated that the response time of security agencies also in a way validated comments made by Asiedu Nketia.
“How can security agencies respond to a roadblock set at 5 am? They are acting in a lackadaisical manner and that is suspicious”.
He motioned that so far as Asiedu Nketia was a politician, he would always play the political card in everything he does.
On his authority, the president’s decision to continue with his working tour and his refusal to address the nation on issues going on in the Volta Region was contrary to his expectations and believes the move further implicated the government.
Persons believed to be members of the Western Togoland group on the 25th of September, 2020 declared independence by blocking roads leading in and out of the Volta Region and hoisting their flag.
Security forces managed to restore calm to the region but that was short-lived as the group torched buses at the STC bus depot on September 29, 2020 as a statement.
Commenting on incidents in the region, the General Secretary of the NDC, Asiedu Nketia accused the government of being behind the attacks saying it was their (gov’t) tactic being deployed to rig the December 7 polls.
By: Joel Sanco