Captain Budu Koomson (Rtd)
Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By
William Yaw Owusu
Accra Tuesday October 23, 2012.
Captain Budu Koomson (Rtd), Chief Operating
Officer of UT Holdings Limited is predicting doom for Ghana if the police in
particular, fail to act professionally in the impending general election in
December.
“If the police lose the line, we will all be
thinking about being refugees next year,” he said.
Mr. Koomson who is also a board member of IMANI Ghana,
a policy analysis and education think tank was speaking at forum organised by
IMANI to discuss potential threats to peace and stability of the December
elections.
Speaking on the topic “Ghana 2012: Are we looking
into the abyss?” the UT Boss said the actions and of politicians,
technocrats and the media have contributed to the volatile situation ahead of
the elections and it was up to the police and other security agencies to save
the situation by displaying their neutrality.
Without mincing words he said “We have maniacs
parading themselves as politicians and paying peanuts to stupid people to cause
mayhem and we (civil society and people) are not making them pay for their
actions.”
He described the commitment to a peaceful
electoral process promised by politicians as “mere rhetoric” and “blatant cheap talk” and said it is only the security agencies not
even the Electoral Commission that could assist to ensure peaceful, free and
fair process in December and beyond.
“It seems we have accepted that the politicians
will do their utmost reckless best to burn this country just to win power, but
we still seem to have hope in our Police to save the situation should they show
some resolve professionalism and aggressive neutrality.
“It
is logical to conclude from the above scenarios that the gross inertia and
ineptitude shown by the security agencies are mainly due to the concentration
of power that politicians command.”
“If
we will repose our last hopes in the Police, then we can only implore them to
put their house in order in good time and to make adequate and timely
preparations to ensure the integrity of the upcoming elections.”
Mr.
Koomson wondered why ultra political groups like Azorka Boys of the ruling NDC
and Bamba Boys of the NPP were allowed to function saying “For Christ’s sake
why are we watching them strut around with impudence?”
He
condemned the NPP’s mantra of “All die be die” and the NDC’s “Heroes/Martyrs
Fund” and said both should never be encouraged.
He also blamed the media for allowing their
networks to be used by politicians to cause mayhem and urged religious bodies
especially churches to persist in their effort to bring peace to Ghana in spite
of stiff opposition from some politicians
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