520830808_84163 The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly denunciated Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe’s signing of the petition book, calling on President John Mahama to pardon the convicted ‘Montie three’.

According to the Greater Accra branch of the party, Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe joined the bandwagon of signatories of the Montie petition book because he “sold his conscience to the governing NDC for mere pittance.”

“We are therefore not surprised that Nyaho Tamakloe has shamelessly decided to join the bandwagon created by some apologetic NDC politicians and government officials by signing on that discredited petition; which seeks to mount pressure on the President to free the three Muntie gangs. Mind you, these are guys that were convicted of CRIMINAL OFFENCE upon their own ADMISSION of GUILT by the nation’s Supreme Court,” a statement signed by Alhaji Yusif Fofana, the branch’s director of communications said.

The party, however, noted that it holds no grudge towards Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe for supporting the NDC as it was his right, “but he should remember that the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know.”

“The erstwhile NPP government did so much for him including making him Ambassador to Serbia among others, but if he thinks this is how he wants to pay us, and then fair enough, posterity shall judge all of us. The NPP is unperturbed by his manifest TREACHERY and LEGENDARY INGRATITUDE,” the party added.

Last week, a panel of Supreme Court judges presided by Justice Sophia Akuffo sentenced the infamous three Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase to four months imprisonment for denigrating judges.

Following their incarceration after being pronounced guilty of contempt, Ministers of states have waded into the campaign to get President John Mahama to pardon the convicted men, as the National Democratic Congress called the sentencing harsh.

Below is the full statement from the NPP:

STATEMENT FROM THE GREATER ACCRA REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORATE OF NPP THE MEDIA SHOULD IGNORE NYAHO TAMAKLOE, THE ATTENTION SEEKER

The Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the NPP has noticed with grave concern, the posturing of one of its suspended members, Nyaho Tamakloe, which it finds most REPUGNANT and PROBLEMATIC and wish to caution him to DESIST from same. We are particularly concerned about the UNDESERVING ATTENTION that some “rented media houses” are giving him to damage the good name of the NPP and our flagbearer, Nana Akuffo Addo.

For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to once again state unequivocally that Nyaho Tamakloe, who shamelessly, describes himself as a founding member of the NPP, is NOT a member of the party. He is currently facing an INDEFINITE SUSPENSION for gross misconduct and other reprehensible maneuverings and until same is reversed, no one should associate him with the NPP.

We are not oblivious of the fact that he has jettisoned all the principles that the NPP tradition stands for and has in fact, sold his conscience to the governing NDC for mere pittance. He himself, once asserted that “blood is thicker than water” apparently, admitting that he won’t forsake his blood relations, the Mahamas for anyone. It is therefore not surprising that he sees no evil, hears no evil and will do everything to defend President Mahama and his disappointing NDC government.

We are therefore not surprised that Nyaho Tamakloe has shamelessly decided to join the bandwagon created by some apologetic NDC politicians and government officials by signing on that discredited petition; which seeks to mount pressure on the President to free the 3 muntie gangs. Mind you, these are guys that were convicted of CRIMINAL OFFENCE upon their own ADMISSION of GUILT by the nation’s Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, this was the same Nyaho Tamakloe that took Sir John, Sammi Awuku and Ken Kuranchie to the cleaners and called for their dismissal from the NPP for discrediting the courts during the famous election petition of 2012. Today, he is calling on Mahama to invoke article 72 and grant presidential pardon to “NDC people”, who have threatened to rape and kill our law lords. How more unprincipled could Nyaho Tamakloe be! Well, this is what bootlicking can do to otherwise fine persons like him. How sad!

We do not begrudge Nyaho Tamakloe for supporting the NDC because it is his democratic right, but he should remember that the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know. The erstwhile NPP government did so much for him including making him Ambassador to Serbia among others, but if he thinks this is how he wants to pay us, then fair enough, posterity shall judge all of us. The NPP is unperturbed by his manifest TREACHERY and LEGENDARY INGRATITUDE.

We are very confident that the good people of Ghana, many of whom are going through untold hardship slapped on them by this INCOMPETENT NDC government will REJECT them come December 7. We are thus, very confident that Ghanaians would once again, give NPP the opportunity to stabilise the comatose Ghanaian economy, provide jobs to the teeming youth and ultimately, RESTORE HOPE in our governance regime for God and country.

Thank you.

…SIGNED…

ALHAJI YUSIF FOFANA

Regional Director of Communications

Greater Accra, NPP

Source: peacefmonline