Ghana voter registration: How police arrest former Ministry of Defence staff over suspicion say he be Togolese
Former Defence Ministry staff wey suffer wrongful arrest over suspicion say he be Togolese narrate how police arrest am and 14 other Ghanaian relatives.
For video inside wey Member of Parliament for Agotime-Ziope, Charles Agbeve release give BBC Pidgin, de former Defence Ministry staff, Christian Humphery Kwaku Agbeviade, who be visually impaired now talk say he den en family people dey travel go register for Kpetoe District EC office when dem arrest dem. "Dem make arrangements make we register for Kpetoe, we catch somewhere wey confusion happen, so dem arrest we go police station." "So I explain give dem say I be Ghanaian, so I give dem my passport, Ghana Passport." I work for Ministry of Defence, 37 and staff college all so after sometime dem release we. De man who be blind talk say right now, he no dey even recognize en children so when the arrest happen, he no fit tell what dey go on. Member of Parliament for Agotime-Ziope, Charles Agbeve talk BBC Pidgin say de ongoing arrests and accusations say some Ghanaians from Volta region be Togolese dey worry. Former President and current opposition leader dey complain over de deployment of security personnel for birder towns and places wey Ewe people dey live. Electoral officers dey work for dia computers Ghana opposition accuse govment of intimidation Opposition for Ghana and some traditional leaders dey accuse govment of voter intimidation after dem deploy military officers go parts of Ghana. De presence of security officers according to residents wey dey live along de border towns dey accuse police say dem dey intimidate voters over suspicion say dem be Togolese. National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama accuse govment say dema actions dey cause ethnic tensions for de country. According John Mahama, "President deployment of soldiers to target wanna brothers and sisters for Volta Region and wherever Voltarians dey." "Dis calculated acts of "dehumanisation, disenfranchising Ghanaians and stripping dem of dema citizenship" for end" he add. Ghana Armed Forces reject intimidation accusations Ghana Armed Forces reject claims say dema military deployment dey target some ethnic groups for de border towns across Ghana. Adontenhene of Bongase Community wey Banda, Bono Region, Nana Issah Yakubu accuse de military say dem dey intimidate natives who dey register dema name for de upcoming elections. But according to Ghana Armed Forces in statement wey dem release on 30th July 2020, de Bono Regional Security Council meet plus representatives of de two main political parties - NPP and NDC - to discuss how dem go conduct peaceful registration exercise after disturbances cause one person to die.