A group calling itself the Coalition of Ashanti Students for Development has called on government to eschew the ‘political witch-hunting and vampirism’ being meted out to Dr Kwabena Duffour.
Describing the situation as embarrassing, the Coalition argued that Dr Duffour who recently took an award for creating job cannot be on the run in the same country he laboured to save.
“Contrary to what has been made to appear to be, Dr Duffour has been a good servant to Ghana who has contributed his quota significantly to the nation. This is a man who took an award some few days ago for being one of the best for creating jobs and keeping the hopes of the economically disgruntled youth of the country alive.
“Such a man who has paid his dues diligently to the country must certainly not be on the run in the same country he has laboured and continues to labour for,” they stated in a release signed by executives of the coalition.
According to them, it was also impossible that Dr Duffour cannot be located since he had earlier sued the government.
“One week after Dr Kwabena Duffuor, the former Finance Minister and Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) had sued the government for unwarranted Police invitations to him, some politically motivated media platforms, have been used to misinform and mislead the general public that, the same man in court, Dr Duffuor, cannot be found in the country again.
In an attempt to divert public curiosity and attention from the political witch-hunting and "barbarism" being left loose on Dr Kwabena Duffour by the government, some of those paid agents on these media platforms erroneously claimed Dr Duffuor's son and the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiamah are also wanted by the Police, even though it is on record that the two men have also sued the government.
What is motivating and fueling this hatred no one knows”, they queried.
On Thursday, the police confirmed to Myjoyonline.com that they have, for the past three weeks, been looking for the founder of defunct UniBank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor Snr. and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama.
A highly-placed source within the Ghana Police Service disclosed that the two former banking bigwigs and Kwabena Duffuor Jnr, CEO of the collapsed UniBank, were invited for questioning over their respective roles in the bank’s failure, a gesture that has not been honoured.
But defending the founder of defunct Unibank, the coalition accused the Akufo-Addo led government of unleashing its frustration on innocent Ghanaians who are not loyalists of the ruling party.
Below are details of the statement
Coalition of Ashanti Students For Development, Calls on Government To Stop The Political Witch-Hunting on Dr Kwabena Duffour to pave way for Ashanti’s Development The Coalition of Ashanti Students For Development is through this Press release humbly calling on government and its security apparatus to end the political harassment against Dr Kwabena Duffour to pave way for Ashanti’s progress and Ghana at large. Contrary to what has been made to appear to be, Dr Duffour has been a good servant to Ghana who has contributed his quota significantly to the nation. This is a man who took an award some few days ago for being one of the best for creating jobs and keeping the hopes of the economically disgruntled youth of the country alive. Such a man who has paid his dues diligently to the country must certainly not be on the run in the same country he has laboured and continues to labour for.HOW CAN A MAN WHO HAS SUED THE GOVT BE ON THE RUN?
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