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Regional news for Saturday, September 26, 2020
Source: 3 News
2020-09-26
Regional Minister of Volta, Dr. Archibald Letsa
Volta’s regional minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, has denied his support for secessionist groups in the Volta region, one of which recently tried to take over the region by blocking all entry and exit points and taking some hostages. police officers as he involved others in a shooting Friday. September 25, 2020.
“That’s ridiculous,” Dr. Letsa said of the assertion repeated by legislator Kobina Mensah Woyome.
“Valentina, I don’t want to answer that question because it’s ridiculous.”
“We have been dealing with these groups since we took office in 2017. How do I know about them? How do I support them? Were they able to provide any evidence? “
“For the love of God, I am the president of the regional security council and I have been dealing with this group since 2017,” Dr. Letsa said on Class91.3FM’s 505 news program on Friday, September 25, 2020.
The deputy from South Tongu had claimed that one of the secessionists had told him over the phone that they had the support of Dr. Letsa.
Woyome said he had called the Tongu divisional police commander’s phone number, who had apparently been taken hostage by the militants and one of them answered and mentioned the name of the regional minister in support of the group.
Speaking in an interview with Albert Kuzor, regional correspondent for Class News in Volta, the deputy from South Tongu said: “What is happening now, looking at the scheme in which it has happened, the coordinated nature of all the activity here, Mepe, Atimpoku, I listen to Afiefe and several other places at the same time, and the attacks on the police in this way, puzzles me a bit.
“I don’t think security will go to sleep and just relax and can’t be up and ahead of something like that.”
“Because, the way it happened, it means that there could have been, planned or deliberately, people who should have acted, but did not act; The people who must be taking action and preventing it from happening just didn’t want to do and therefore for big names like that to come up, whether they are true or not, which requires some research anyway, leaves a lot to do. be wanted and too many question marks. “
The South Tongu MP condemned the group’s action and the people behind its actions.
“Do you have any political background? Is it because it is said that this is the stronghold of the opposition party and then we are going to cause confusion and discontent so that, perhaps, people do not go to the polls? This is the plan? It’s just unfortunate, ”Woyome said.
“Now people are hurt, but I am aware that even one woman was shot and then they collected her belongings, including her ID card, to chase her to the hospital to go find her and see how she is doing.
“You can see blood stains on the ground and all that; which for me is unnecessary, it should not be happening ”.
“We are in a country where I know we have a very good security system, but unfortunately, the way it is going, it is leaving too many questions in our minds. The government must sit down, “he said.
Woyome also requested investigations into the matter.
“Should we say that we can no longer trust our security system? That we should be here and someone comes to attack us and goes free without taking intelligence and preventing it from happening. It leaves too many unanswered questions in our minds and I think it is a serious matter, not that the group is not known … “
“There are better ways to do this, not necessarily blocking roads, even if it should block roads, I don’t think it should go to the point of attacking police stations to the point of shooting law enforcement officers.” and then hurting them, and as a result, being attacked in response. “
“All these things are unnecessary, we have to get into this matter,” he said.
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