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Gov't not spying on NDC - Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
The Minister of Information, <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics/ofosu-ampofo-hasnt-been-invited-by-the-police-sammy-gyamfi/5gjvrhg" id="f8fdf9b4-ac7e-4dfc-bc1b-cbef1bd143b0">Kojo Oppong Nkrumah</a>, has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo government is not spying on the opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
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He refuted claims by the Communication Director of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, that gov't has tapped their party offices.

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“The government of Ghana, as a matter of policy and practice, does not bug the offices or homes of political parties and their leadership", he said.

"Indeed, it is not the policy or practice of the government to illegally interfere with the privacy or communication of persons or organisations in Ghana".

Sammy Gyamfi had said, "The NDC is fully aware of evil and wicked plots by certain elements within National Security and government to spy on meetings of its officials, record and, in turn, doctor such recordings for their spiteful ends."

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Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

However, Mr Nkrumah told journalists that: “Whilst President Akufo-Addo’s administration cannot speak for past administrations, including the immediate-past NDC administration, this administration does not and has not bugged offices of political parties, its key actors, individuals or organisations for that matter”.

He added that the practice of “accusing the state and seeking to portray to the global community of democratic watchers that the state is involved in some illegality, is unpatriotic and has the potential to undermine the growing respect that Ghana has for its resilient democracy and respect for rule of law”.

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