‘Interior Minister tried to bribe NDC MPs’
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Interior Minister of attempting to bribe Minority MPs with police recruitment slots.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express, he alleged that Henry Quartey made the offer to silence NDC legislators who were opposing the recruitment of about 10,000 party foot soldiers into the police force.
Asiedu Nketia aka General Mosquito expressed grave concerns about the implications of such actions for peace in the upcoming election, stating that it does not bode well for peace to note that the Interior Minister is clandestinely engaging in such activities.
He called on bodies like the National Peace Council and the Catholic Bishops Conference to address this issue publicly, emphasising the need for transparency and accountability.
General Mosquito further explained that the Interior Minister had attempted to recruit these individuals into the security services but faced resistance.
Mr Asiedu Nketia revealed that he had followed up on the matter, advising NDC MPs not to accept the offer.
“I said, don’t give them even one person because if you add one person, they recruit 10,000,” he stated.
He further claimed that the Interior Minister made the offer privately to the Minority leadership, but the NDC firmly opposed it.
Despite this, he alleged that government is proceeding with the recruitment process under the guise of following the law.
When pressed for evidence, Mr Asiedu Nketia stated that there are letters addressed to party candidates, noting that even candidates who lost their primaries were excluded from the recruitment process.
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