Why Asante Akim North MP’s detention in Amsterdam is a national concern - ACEPA boss

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dog meats 4 days ago

The Npp Amoteng was arrest for drugs he has to face justice. what national concern. he is a thief charge with fraud let him go through the wheel of justice

The Npp Amoteng was arrest for drugs he has to face justice. what national concern. he is a thief charge with fraud let him go through the wheel of justice
Yaa Yaa 4 days ago

Dog meats members of NDC is more importantant than the rest of you Ghanaians.

But remember one thing FBI is a patient Crack team they will give you the room to operate whilst monitoring you for as long as it can be.

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Dog meats members of NDC is more importantant than the rest of you Ghanaians.

But remember one thing FBI is a patient Crack team they will give you the room to operate whilst monitoring you for as long as it can be.

Diplomatic Passport holder?Trump caused to arrest the President of Venezuela in his bedroom in his country some months ago and brought over here to face trial.

I guess the the question we needed to ask is what has he done?But time will tell
Asakramitoga 4 days ago

Oh NPPMPs. First it was Amoateng and now this man. What wealth at all areNPP members after. As they have no idea how to steal under a Mahama administration they are now spreading their tentacles to.foreign.lands. Npp is reall ...
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Oh NPPMPs. First it was Amoateng and now this man. What wealth at all areNPP members after. As they have no idea how to steal under a Mahama administration they are now spreading their tentacles to.foreign.lands. Npp is really a criminal organisation.
Pelicles. 4 days ago

Asakramitoga or whatever your name is, try to think before commenting on issues like this in other not to expose how pathetic you are. The guy is an independent MP who caucus with the majority so, why are you linking him to N ...
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Asakramitoga or whatever your name is, try to think before commenting on issues like this in other not to expose how pathetic you are. The guy is an independent MP who caucus with the majority so, why are you linking him to NPP or the name NPP do smack the hell out of you isn't it?
Opoku 4 days ago

@Asakramitoga.Learn to read.The Mp in question is not an Npp.He is an independent who has aligned himself with the Ndc.His votes always goes to the Ndc in parliament.

@Asakramitoga.Learn to read.The Mp in question is not an Npp.He is an independent who has aligned himself with the Ndc.His votes always goes to the Ndc in parliament.
Donatus 4 days ago

Twin brother!

Twin brother!
Nana Marfo 4 days ago

You see the hypocrisy you see why white man never takes us serious?
The canker going on with our leaders and over night people who become rich and now want power this is what happens lol let's work on a lot Africa ah till w ...
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You see the hypocrisy you see why white man never takes us serious?
The canker going on with our leaders and over night people who become rich and now want power this is what happens lol let's work on a lot Africa ah till when
Oklemekuku¹ 4 days ago

Started with $100 and with hard work, became billionaire overnight. Azaa nkoaa

Started with $100 and with hard work, became billionaire overnight. Azaa nkoaa
Pelicles. 4 days ago

To Rasheed Draman. Was the MP on national assignment before his arrested or on a private trip? Also, he was being monitored by the FBI which I think he was aware due to his brush with law or something and that should have giv ...
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To Rasheed Draman. Was the MP on national assignment before his arrested or on a private trip? Also, he was being monitored by the FBI which I think he was aware due to his brush with law or something and that should have given some prior notice that some "Eagle-eyes" are watching him.

At times, some of us believe that with some status like MP, diplomatic passport given to us, we are immune to anything, but it doesn't work like that. When you are under surveillance, it is matter of precaution because you can be picked up anytime.

Now, to me, I don't believe this is a national concern because when Eric Amoateng was arrested in the US, did it become a national concern, so why this? This is a message to all and sundry that some deals that we do should end due to some position that we hold else, one day, the accounting time will come unexpected.

The guy should be left to deal with whatever may come his way because he is a dirty guy who shouldn't be in parliament.
OBSERVERS WITHOUT BOADERS 4 days ago

VERY GOOD QUESTION!! Pelicles

VERY GOOD QUESTION!! Pelicles

Dr. Adenta 3 days ago

You have nailed it baaaam! Thanks

You have nailed it baaaam! Thanks
kakabo 4 days ago

I totally disagree with you. Being an MP is taking on another persona as the representative of the people. It does not erase your original persona as an individual responsible for your past, present, and future behavior. Othe ...
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I totally disagree with you. Being an MP is taking on another persona as the representative of the people. It does not erase your original persona as an individual responsible for your past, present, and future behavior. Otherwise, all politicians could be declared immune to prosecution or investigation for their acts both within and outside their parliamentary duties. The proper question people should ask is whether the purported charge is connected to his work. Does any MP need to do what he is supposed to have done to do his work? If the reason for his arrest does not in any way affect his work as an MP, then we cannot cover those acts simply because the culprit is an MP.
Abrefa 4 days ago

If he has committed a crime, why should his arrest be of national concern? He's used dubious means to amass wealth to gain political power. Let him go defend himself.

If he has committed a crime, why should his arrest be of national concern? He's used dubious means to amass wealth to gain political power. Let him go defend himself.
Francis B. 4 days ago

Shame on Asakramitoga.Now that he has been told that the arrested MP stood for the elections as an independent candidate and even votes for NDC in parliament, what is he going to say?
Next time don't rush to comment on soc ...
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Shame on Asakramitoga.Now that he has been told that the arrested MP stood for the elections as an independent candidate and even votes for NDC in parliament, what is he going to say?
Next time don't rush to comment on social media.
Kwame 4 days ago

Interesting, yes he is a Parliamentarian of the Republic of Ghana but whatever necessitated his arrest was a private transaction; I doubt if he was arrested for a transaction on behalf of the State gone bad.What Ghana needs ...
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Interesting, yes he is a Parliamentarian of the Republic of Ghana but whatever necessitated his arrest was a private transaction; I doubt if he was arrested for a transaction on behalf of the State gone bad.What Ghana needs now is a full disclosure from the US authorities as to why the MP was arrested, even without any disclosure one can safely say that the MP was or is involved in something dangerously bad.No security agency arrests people in such a manner for fun, something serious is cooking in the pot.
Fofie 4 days ago

Balderdash

Balderdash
Kwam 4 days ago

So in this country called Ghana there are no exception to criminality across all public office holders? From the Executive and it state agencies, Legislature and the Judiciary. @ Efiabiaa Mensah woom! It is a shame

So in this country called Ghana there are no exception to criminality across all public office holders? From the Executive and it state agencies, Legislature and the Judiciary. @ Efiabiaa Mensah woom! It is a shame
APOO 4 days ago

Nonsense promax from another hollow cylinder with no basis! Ignore that buffoon!

Nonsense promax from another hollow cylinder with no basis! Ignore that buffoon!
Agyengo. 4 days ago

How different is this arrest from Abu? Or is it because he is politician? Nonsense. Abu Trika was detained and harassed here in Ghana for same charges but you didn't talk. Because he is MP, people in power are arranging for l ...
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How different is this arrest from Abu? Or is it because he is politician? Nonsense. Abu Trika was detained and harassed here in Ghana for same charges but you didn't talk. Because he is MP, people in power are arranging for lawyers for him. He should face the law.
Opoku 4 days ago

I wonder why the ACEPA leader is telling Ghanaians not to rush and pronounce the Mp guilty .Is the AG of Ghana not pronouncing people guilty on social media even before the case goes to court? What is good for the goose is al ...
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I wonder why the ACEPA leader is telling Ghanaians not to rush and pronounce the Mp guilty .Is the AG of Ghana not pronouncing people guilty on social media even before the case goes to court? What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

KB 4 days ago

Dirty monies in Ghananian politics,
It's all over the place.
Attorney General who was financed by Dr sledge etc.
Ghana parliament is full of dirty money crooks.
FBI does not know NDC NPP.
there are thieves in the house. ...
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Dirty monies in Ghananian politics,
It's all over the place.
Attorney General who was financed by Dr sledge etc.
Ghana parliament is full of dirty money crooks.
FBI does not know NDC NPP.
there are thieves in the house.
Remember volta regional representative for council of state NDC financier.
Bloody idiots. Scounderin our hard earned taxes.
Time will catch up with you one by one
Bloody crooks
Supremo 4 days ago

As for this one de3 I bet to differ. This is not a national concern biara. In Ghana, our politicians bulldoze their way through in every sphere of life. I know MP can be arrested even in Ghana so what makes it a national conc ...
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As for this one de3 I bet to differ. This is not a national concern biara. In Ghana, our politicians bulldoze their way through in every sphere of life. I know MP can be arrested even in Ghana so what makes it a national concern? NDC has taken the centre stage of the arrest of this MP because he relates well with the majority in parliament. If he were to be npp MP, eii ndc would be on roof tops calling npp names. THIS IS NOT A NATIONAL CONCERN period. I wish him well to scale through the charges being levelled against him.
Dzool 4 days ago

He is busted. He forced his way to become an MP just to enjoy the benefit of travelling on a diplomatic passport. Ghana's parliament should not be involve his defence. Ghana parliament should not condone criminality. This par ...
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He is busted. He forced his way to become an MP just to enjoy the benefit of travelling on a diplomatic passport. Ghana's parliament should not be involve his defence. Ghana parliament should not condone criminality. This parliamentarian is not a role model to our youth. You can not indulge in scamming people to become a philantropher. His cup is full he must face the music.
JULOR CAESAR 4 days ago

Rubbish. That criminal case against him is a private matter that has nothing to do Ghana, despite the fact that he now serves in Ghana's Parliament. He committed those crimes in the USA before becoming a Member of Parliament, ...
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Rubbish. That criminal case against him is a private matter that has nothing to do Ghana, despite the fact that he now serves in Ghana's Parliament. He committed those crimes in the USA before becoming a Member of Parliament, and he must answer to those charges without any interference from the Ghana government. This isn't a national concern, it's rather a personal matter and another blot on the already stained image of Ghana politics with its politicians being arrested either for engaging in fraud or narcotics. This guy would not have been in Parliament with the serious charges that were already pending against him in the USA court had his constituents not been too loving of seeing crooked politicians flash and throw money all over the place in an election. These are the same constituents who are now advocating for his release because they 'believe' the allegations against him may not be true.
Ben Ayitey 4 days ago

Only if he was an NPP member.
Everyone quite.
We now know how he founded his campaign Radio station ownership

Only if he was an NPP member.
Everyone quite.
We now know how he founded his campaign Radio station ownership
Harold Asante 4 days ago

This is not the first time an MP has been busted
He should face the law

This is not the first time an MP has been busted
He should face the law
Aba London 3 days ago

The FBI is a diligent organisation. The wheel of justics must be made to work. This is a disgrace to parliament and all Ghanaians. If the MP was an any ordinary Ghanaian will the Govt of Ghana care. A diplomatic passport ...
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The FBI is a diligent organisation. The wheel of justics must be made to work. This is a disgrace to parliament and all Ghanaians. If the MP was an any ordinary Ghanaian will the Govt of Ghana care. A diplomatic passport means northing when it comes serious crimes including murder. It is better for Gh government to stay out of this. In future all parliamentarians should be vetted before the elections. Very soon Ghanaian dilpomatic passports will mean nothing to Passport Control in foreign lands. A word to this wise.......

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