NPP MP threatens policeman

President John Kufuor’s zero tolerance for corruption, high handedness and disrespect for laws are likely to be tested again.

This time, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, in the presence of Ghanaian and foreign nationals, openly threatened a Police Sergeant in uniform.


He yelled: “You foolish officer, I will slap you. Nonsense. Do you know who I am?” The incident happened at 9.30 pm on Saturday, August 4 at the Kotoka International Airport.


The MP, in the company of a lady, had been asked at the entrance to the departure hall, as with everybody, to show proof that they were travelers but he got angry and rained insults on a police constable and later pushed him aside.


The leader of the team, one Sgt. Bawah of the Police Mobile Force then approached the MP for his travel documents upon which the MP took further offence.

At the top of his voice, and attracting a sizeable crowd, the Hon., pushing and heckling the Sergeant, shouted: “Who do think you are? How dare you ask me for my passport? Do you know who I am? If you play the fool, I will slap you. Nonsense. Do you think we are in the Rawlings era?”


He later identified himself as a very important person when he pulled a service passport (green colour), and somebody identified him as an MP.


A follow up by the Dispatch identified him as Hon Ohene Agyapong, MP for Assin North.


The Dispatch says a number of highly placed members of the Kuffuor’s administration, when contacted for their comments, expressed shock and dismay with one of them saying, “I will be very surprised if the President does not reprimand him publicly.