Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technologies and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the moral standing to petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the alleged assault on National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman, Chief Sofo Azorka.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Mr. Sukparu’s comments followed the NPP’s submission of a petition to IGP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, after the alleged attack on the party’s Third Vice Chairman, Alhaji Osman Masawudu, during the Akwatia by-election.
While condemning the incident, the Deputy Minister argued that the NPP is “the least qualified” to demand action, citing the party’s own history of political violence.
“Yesterday, I saw the petition by the NPP to the IGP. It is good to do that, but when issues of assault happened while they were in power, they were silent. Today, something happens to them, and now they are crying for people to come to their aid,” he said.
Mr. Sukparu further accused the NPP of hypocrisy, recalling past instances when opposition members and even judges were allegedly attacked under the party’s administration.
“When your house is on fire, I should be the first person to help you quench that fire. I must not sit and say it is not my house, so I do not care. Yesterday, they didn’t care—they were assaulting members of the NDC and even judges who seemed not to align with them.
“Today, it is about them; they are crying. This is the hypocrisy I am talking about. Inasmuch as I condemn the attack by Chief Sofo and his associates, I think that this petition should not come from the NPP. They do not have the moral right to petition the police in this country over election matters,” he added.
Source: Adomonline
