NDC National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi has described as ''shambolic'' the partial lockdown by President Akufo-Addo coupled with some civilian brutalities which is intended to drive discipline into Ghanaians to treat the COVID-19 pandemic with seriousness.
According to him, Ghana abides by the constitution of the land and therefore the men in uniform are obliged to respect fundamental human rights and adopt a humanitarian approach to their work in these trying times.
In a statement copied to Peacefmonline.com, he stated that ''the quick-fire denials of these acts by the military high command, ably supported by Government Spokespersons, in the face of overwhelming evidence of culpability on the part of our men in uniform, is shameful.”
“If the Akufo-Addo Government fails to halt the ongoing brazen lawlessness of our security forces, citizens may soon lose trust in them. And that may result in citizen and/or community reprisals which will not bode well for our peace and the success of our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic', he stressed.
Read full statement below:
On day three (3) of Akufo-Addo’s partial lockdown and civilian brutality
The President's announcement of a partial lockdown of some parts of the country has entered day three. Of course, there have been positive and negative takes from the exercise so far.
Today’s brief which reveals that the nation's positive case count now stands at 195, means that a lot needs to be done in the area of community spread/horizontal infections which appear to be escalating.
But one thing that has left me appalled and of course, got many talking, is the several reports of brutalities being meted out to harmless civilians by our men in uniform.
There are several videos and pictorial evidence making the rounds, of corporal flogging and in some cases, cruel savagery being administered by our men in uniform to harmless civilians in a manner reminiscent of civil war conditions. This is unacceptable and cannot be allowed to pass without condemnation.
It does appear, that some of our men in uniform have lost their conscience and sense of humanity all of a sudden. And they must be told, that they are bringing the name of the State and the respected institutions they represent into disrepute by their barbaric acts.
For God’s sake, we are not in war time or under a totalitarian rule. Ghana remains a constitutional democracy, and our men in uniform have to respect the fundamental human rights of the people and adopt a humanitarian approach to their work even in these times.
The quick-fire denials of these acts by the military high command, ably supported by Government spokespersons, in the face of overwhelming evidence of culpability on the part of our men in uniform, is shameful. The least expected of the high echelons of our security agencies, is to swiftly investigate these cases of brutality and bring the culprits to book.
If the Akufo-Addo Government fails to halt the ongoing brazen lawlessness of our security forces, citizens may soon lose trust in them. And that may result in citizen and/or community reprisals which will not bode well for our peace and the success of our collective fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
I choose to be a citizen and not a spectator.
#StayHome
#StopTheSpread
Comrade Sammy Gyamfi Esq.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Sammy gyamfi you are a big ***barred word***
Can't this guy and his NDC be serious for a moment?
This small boy do you think you are tough or what? You see sometimes I pity you because you see you a small boy but you want to behave like a big guy you don't even know NDC politics very well, we had tough guys as general secretaries that time I believe you were a toddler or hadn't even been born today where are they so just take your time and learn from your seniors because one day NDC will disown you and you will see your foolishness what at all do you know in life that you are rushing so much.
This guy has menopause.
So this i d i o t is the face of ndc. Then Iam sorry.
It's very unfortunate the many brains in the NDC ate quite and the morons are in with moronavirus to complement coronavirus virus in Ghana to destroy the NDC. Otherwise how on earth can Sammy Gyemfi be the face of NDC complemented by people like Samson Ahi and Minyan Akando? How? Oh, my NDC.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the following: _*"Soldiers are not trained in law; they do not read people their rights. If you actually act in a way that the law enforcement agents fail to handle you and it is decided that the Army should be called in, don't expect them to read you your rights or handcuff you. No. They don't move around with handcuffs. They are trained to subdue enemies of the State and to kill such enemies and bring peace to a state within the shortest possible time. My warning to all those who would be demonstrators, France will not standby while infrastructure is destroyed. We shall employ the Army to bring order and if you die, it means you were at a wrong place at the wrong time where the Army did not want anyone to be. Stay at home or place of work and stay alive."*_ FRANCE NEWS
why do you guys give this non s e n sical i di ot a platform to always release smells from his mouth.he does not match the president,and should therefore stick to his rogue ndc
... these are the people who disgrace young adults. inexperience okowaaaaah
Does the NDC knows that this guy is really denting their chances?