Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior, has strongly condemned what he describes as a “needless invasion” of his home by men allegedly acting under the authority of the current government.
In a statement issued yesterday, Rev. Fordjour revealed that the former President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, had personally reached out to him and his family to offer solidarity and words of encouragement following the incident.
“Yesterday, as the former President of the Republic HE Nana Akufo-Addo placed a call to me and conveyed his kind thoughts to me and my family, following the needless invasion of our home without a warrant by men purportedly sent by the government for raising matters of serious concerns worth probing on behalf of the Minority Caucus, I came to appreciate the more, how tolerance shapes our democracy,” Rev. Fordjour stated.
He contrasted the current climate with the previous administration’s handling of parliamentary oversight and dissent, praising former President Akufo-Addo’s eight-year tenure for what he described as a high level of tolerance.
“In the eight years extraordinary leadership of President Akufo-Addo, no opposition MP was harassed by the state security apparatus for demanding probes in the discharge of their parliamentary oversight,” he said. “Every fierce criticism and demand for probe by the opposition MPs were graciously accommodated by President Akufo-Addo without threats and harassments.”
Rev. Fordjour criticized the response of the current administration, led by President John Dramani Mahama, to the Minority Caucus’ call for investigations into pressing national issues.
“The level of intolerance demonstrated by President Mahama in his reaction to a press statement of the Minority Caucus simply demanding probes into various matters of urgent and serious public interest is unprecedented and a major setback in our democratic pursuit,” he said.
Labeling the development as “beyond the culture of silence,” Rev. Fordjour emphasized that truth will ultimately prevail in the face of political intimidation.
“This is indeed beyond the culture of silence. Truth will stand always!” he declared.
The alleged raid on Rev. Fordjour’s residence has sparked widespread debate, with growing calls for transparency and restraint in the use of state security agencies. There has yet to be an official response from the presidency or the National Investigations Bureau regarding the claims.
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