Police invite 8 NDC Reg. Execs for campaigning in Military camouflage

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has invited 8 Ashanti regional executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for unlawfully wearing Military camouflage for political party activities during former President John Mahama’s campaign tour last week in the region.

The embattled executives are reported to be members of the party’s “Green Army”.

Confirming the circumstance, the first Vice Chairman of the NDC Capt (Rtd) Kwame Jabari said, they are preparing to meet the regional police commander this morning(Monday) to justify the use of the uniform.

The retired Captain further explained that “the camouflage was bought at Kumasi Kejetia Market which bears no military symbol of the Ghana Armed Forces to warrant this needless invitation. The camouflage is available on the market. NPP people including their national Organizer Nana B have all been wearing camouflage so why us’’, he quizzed.

He said the Party will not be cowed by the police and military in the Ashanti region for no wrongdoing.

“They called us on the phone for a meeting after 9 am, we are now going to meet as a party to make a decision on the invitation extended to us……. By our principle, we will decide whether the invitation is an intimidation tactic or not. If we deem it as intimidation we will not honour it, if it is not we must honor it’’.

He added: ” We have dozens of pictures of NPP National and regional executives including their supposed disbanded vigilante group who wear military camouflage for their party activities why didn’t the police invite them but us? So we see this police invitation as selective justice being pushed by a group of faceless people. I believe the NPP regional executives are afraid of my current role in NDC by re-organizing the party hence this intimidating approach. But they have made a big mistake. It will not work. I can’t be intimidated’’ he stressed.