The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has been arrested by the the Police reports have indicated.
It was revealed that Mr Ampofo was picked up earlier in the afternoon of Tuesday June 11 2019 over alleged connection with arson and kidnapping in the country.
Former National Communications Officer of the NDC Solomon Nkansah confirmed it on Happy FM’s Epa Hoa Daben show.
The reports futher indicated that the National Chairman of the largest opposition party has been moving from hotel to hotel passing his nights away from home.
The NDC had earlier raised alarm that Government was making moves to arrest its National Chairman.
According to the opposition party, it NDC had learnt that the government, using the security agencies, has obtained a court warrant in the past few days for the arrest of our national Chairman, Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo.”
Mr. Ofosu Ampofo is currently standing trial over a leaked tape in which a voice purported to be his is heard calling for political kidnappings and assassinations of some persons in Ghana.
Ever since there had been several cases of kidnappings and market fires which the police had report linking the NDC chairman to some of the cases.
In the leaked audio, the NDC Chairman is heard purportedly declaring ruthless war against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa.
By: Joseph Nii Ankrah