[ 2016-11-23 ]

I am receiving death threats - Ayawaso Central NPP MP
The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament
and parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso
Central Constituency, Henry Quartey, says he fears
for his life as he receives death threats.

Addressing the Nima Divisional Election Security
Task Force on Tuesday, November 22 after its visit
to the NPP, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and
the People’s National Convention (PNC) to know
their concerns ahead of the elections, Mr. Quartey
said he has gathered intelligence some people plan
killing him. “There is a strong intelligence
that I have picked."

They are looking for channels to attack me
seriously before the elections.

We don’t want a JB situation here [referring to
the death of Abuakwa North MP, JB Dankwa Adu].
“I have been asked to send a letter to the
regional command which I have done… I will need
police protection in my home and in my official
duties,” he said. Mr. Quartey also accused the
NDC of training some macho men to cause mayhem on
December 7.

Reacting to the allegations, however, NDC’s
parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso Central,
William Affum Ani-Agyei, said Henry Quartey’s
death threats could possibly be coming from within
the NPP.

“If honourable Henry Quartey claims he is
receiving threats on his life, fine, that could be
true. But that will not necessarily come from the
NDC. That is why he is unable to say that the
threats are coming from the NDC. “I think he
hasn’t handled the NPPs very well.

So, if he is receiving some threats, there is that
possibility that that threats are coming from
within the NPP.” However, Nima Divisional Police
Commander ACP Vance Gariba assured the two sides
he will work to ensure nerves are calmed.

“I think we need to escalate the engagement by
taking it to my regional police commander. We will
urge him to invite the two parties and other
prominent people within their own community to
have some of the issues raised resolved.”

Source - 3news.com

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