The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described the coup comment made by the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana, Professor Raymond Atuguba as an attack on Ghana’s democracy.
The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana, Prof Atuguba reportedly stated that Ghana is currently a fertile place for coup due to the nation’s current economic crises.
“We do not want coup in this country but if we do not act quickly we may have one in our hands. There is one thing to do now, prevent coup in Ghana since the climate and the environment, national and immediate international, are conducive for one. We must compel the government to acknowledge the current economic mess, they mostly, and previous governments, to a larger extent.
“Ghana’s economic problems started before Covid-19. On balance, Covid-19 was a good thing for Africa and Ghana.” Professor Raymond Atuguba added.
Reacting to the statement by the Professor, the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah mentioned that Atuguba’s comments are disappointing because, despite Covid-19, Ghana’s current economic status is far better than the days of yesteryear when there was no global pandemic.
“Even if they were worse, the Constitution provides legitimate means for advocating for and executing a change. For respected persons to be purporting that such conditions legitimise coups is a terrible attack on our democracy itself and should not be condoned,” Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told Press men.
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Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobinna Tahir (KTR) Hammond has asked the security services to invite Professor Atuguba over his coup comment.
“Why is it that in the course of NPP administration every opportunity that the NDC gets, not all of them to be fair, but the irresponsible ones are calling for intervention of the military?
“If the people do not like the NPP administration because they feel that we messed up it is for the people of the country to pass their judgement, it is not for the person who thinks he knows the law and who thinks he has studied the law to go about and brandishing foolishness like that
“I will be surprised if they have not already invited him. Clear foolishness,” KT Hammond said at a press conference.
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