National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bulsa North James Agaga has indicated that no law in Ghana can bar party foot soldiers from going to the Supreme Court on hearing of the NPP election petition.
According to the NDC lawyer, party foot soldiers, just like any other citizen in the country, are at liberty to witness proceedings at the Supreme Court, including that of the NPP case.
The MP in a discussion on Citi FM’s Big Issue programme said “preventing party foot soldiers from attending court hearings is unlawful. Nobody can stop them from going to the Supreme Court, and those who were seen at the Supreme Court with canes did not use them on anybody.”
The lawyer opined that the NDC party foot soldiers that went to the Supreme Court were only there to offer their unflinching support to President Mahama and not cause harm.
He mentioned that foot soldiers misconduct and agitations are not peculiar to the NDC but that of the NPP as well.
On his part, former Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North, Stephen Balado Manu, was of the opinion that the act of foot soldiers storming courts with canes jeopardizes Ghana’s nascent democracy.
“NDC and their supporters should know that Ghana does not belong to them; their culture of impunity and vandalism started as far back as 2009, from locking of offices, chasing of party elders, seizing of people’s cars and nobody was arrested. So am not surprised they go about caning people in court,” he said.
Mr. Manu, however, insisted that the current wreckage that characterized the Tamale Metropolis over Haruna Iddrisu’s appointment is a confirmation of the party’s vicious conduct, which he added, has stalled Ghana’s progress.
Source: GhanaWeb
