The Yendi District Police Command says it cannot arrest any of the youth threatening to kill the Yendi Metropolitan Chief Executive there. The police say the issue is too political for them to dabble in and that no one had made a formal complaint to them. Some NDC youth in Yendi last Saturday threatened to kill Mr Imoro Hudu Walvis after accusing him of incompetence and lacking vision in championing the cause of the party and the government and creating division in the NDC rank and file in the area. They claimed the MCE had consistently taken unilateral decisions in a manner that detracted from the party’s core values. Mr Walvis has however, denied all the allegations. In the face of widespread condemnation, the irate youth have remained intransigent, justifying their behaviour by arguing they resorted to violence only after the government failed to heed their persistent calls for the MCE to be sacked. The Yendi District Police Commander, DSP Patrick Blepoe told Joy News his hands are tied because the issue is more political than criminal. “This is a party affair involving the Regional Minister – Chairman of the Regional Security Committee – so if we have not been instructed to carry out” any arrest, we cannot act. A security expert, Emmanuel Sowatey, reacting to the position of the police on the matter said, it was a reflection of the fear security personnel entertain when it comes to enforcing the law regarding members of political parties in power. In the security services, “the decisions you take, even if professionally right might go a long way in affecting your prospects in terms of promotion and where you are sent to, to serve,” he said. The fears expressed by the police, according to him are well grounded because they have seen many cases where their colleagues who tried to be assertive and independent minded got victimized. “Political interference is one deadly element that affects conflicts across the nation and until such a time that we put state security above regime security we are going to continue to have that problem,” he stated. Mr Sowatey however noted that the situation is worrying because to strengthen institutions of state within the country’s fledging democracy, security personnel must live above fear and intimidation no matter where threats are coming from. Story by Malik Abass Daabu/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana