IMANI Africa’s president, Franklin Cudjoe, is demanding an unqualified apology from the Attorney-General (A-G) to the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) for not seeking justice for them.
It would be recalled that residents of the above named communities in the Guan district were disenfranchised in the 2020 parliamentary elections because the Electoral Commission failed to create a constituency for them.
The matter was taken to court by the residents to demand justice for their fundamental human right to be respected.
Even though a Ho High Court injuncted the EC from gazetting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Hohoe –where the above named areas fell before the creation of the new regions, –Godfred Dame who at the time was the Deputy Attorney General, led the State to subsequently file a motion at the Supreme Court to fight the injunction which he succeeded.
Franklin Cudjoe is therefore calling on the A-G to render an unqualified apology to the 30,000 citizens who were denied their fundamental human rights through no fault of theirs.
He, in a Facebook post Sunday, March 24, 2024, reemphasised the need for the A-G to be sorry for defending the state at the expense of the citizens and failing to advice the presidency on how to resolve the matter.
“On behalf of the disenfranchised people of SALL, I call on the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to render an unqualified apology for his dereliction of duty in seeking justice for the 30,000 citizens of SALL that were callously prevented from the last Parliamentary elections.
“Indeed he should be sorry for defending the state against disenfranchised SALL citizens and offering no dignified advice to the presidency on resolving the debacle,” portions of his statement indicated.
Read below the post by Franklin Cudjoe:
On behalf of the disenfranchised people of SALL, I call on the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to render an unqualified apology for his dereliction of duty in seeking justice for the 30,000 citizens of SALL that were callously prevented from the last Parliamentary elections.
Indeed he should be sorry for defending the state against disenfranchised SALL citizens and offering no dignified advice to the presidency on resolving the debacle.
Failing to render an apology and taking Honorable steps towards redeeming his government’s disturbing image as carefree and wicked hatred for SALL citizens would render his legacy as one that promoted the greatest illiberalism and disunity.
