The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims it has received “credible reports on the nefarious activities of one Brigadier-General Micheal Opoku calculated at rigging the upcoming December 7 Polls for the ruling New Patriotic Party.”
Brigadier-General Micheal Opoku is currently the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, NDC’s Director of Communications, Sammy Gyamfi alleged that Brigadier-General Opoku has been mandated by President Akufo Addo to rig the upcoming elections.
“Brigadier-General Opoku has been mandated by President Akufo Addo to take charge of a well-crafted scheme that has been designed by the New Patriotic Party to rig the upcoming election, particularly in the Ashanti region, through ballot stuffing, swapping of ballot boxes, swapping of pink sheets, and other clandestine activities starting with the special voting exercise scheduled for December 2nd” he said
“Having relocated his family to the United Kingdom, Brigadier-General Opoku has vowed to do all it takes to carry out this shady election-rigging plot of the NPP in exchange for the position Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) in the unlikely event that the NPP wins the 2024 elections,” the NDC further alleged.
Sammy Gyemfi further claimed that the NDC had received reliable intel to the effect that Brigadier-General Michael Opoku is responsible for the training of NPP thugs at Asutsuare Military camp and other places who he plans to clothe in military apparel to unleash violence on NDC agents and supporters on voting day.
“The NDC acknowledges and commends personnel in our security agencies who work tirelessly to protect our dear nation and are determined to protect the votes of suffering Ghanaians. Sadly, unlike the many professional and noble men and women in Ghana’s security agencies, Brigadier-General Opoku has turned himself into a rabid NPP functionary who openly mobilizes funds from businessmen for the New Patriotic Party,” the party said.
“ Per our credible intel, Brigadier-General Opoku’s residence in Kumasi is currently the storage facility for weapons, illegally-printed ballot papers, military apparels and other election materials, which the NPP intends to use to execute this dastardly and subversive agenda”
According to the NDC, a person like Brigadier Opoku has no place in the current environment where Ghanaians are calling for violence-free elections. “Given his history, we call for his immediate removal from his position as GOC of the Central Command. A miscreant like him should not be allowed anywhere near the security architecture for the impending 2024 general elections”
The NDC further served notice to Brigadier-General Michael Opoku and his collaborators in the New Patriotic Party that “we have them under our radar and will continue to monitor them with eagle eyes. This time around, he and his ilk shall not succeed. Violence cannot and will not win the NPP this year’s election”.