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25.08.2016 Headlines

Koku Anyidoho Runs Away From Bawumia

By Ghanaian Chronicle
Koku Anyidoho Runs Away From Bawumia
25.08.2016 LISTEN

From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi
THE DEPUTY General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC),  Mr  Koku Anyidoho, has beaten hasty retreat over his decision to sue the running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia.

The deputy NDC scribe says he is no longer interested in locking horns with the former Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana in court anymore, but will prefer to treat the matter in the public domain, since the former involves a long process.

Mr Koku Anyidoho, early this month, announced that he would file a suit against the NPP vice presidential candidate, whom he accused of being responsible for the fate that befell the Montie trio, Mugabe Masse and his colleagues, who are expected to be released on Friday, following granting of remission by the President.

The Deputy NDC General Secretary had accused Dr Bawumia of being the Genesis of all the effusion that resulted in the decision by Abu Ramadan, former National Youth Organizer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) to file a suit against the Electoral Commission, a case which consequently landed the three in jail, after being found guilty of contempt.

Mr Anyidoho, who bragged about his resolve to haul the NPP running mate before court to answer questions bothering on his claims of irregularities in the voters’ register, now seems to have poured cold water on his own threats, insisting that he would prefer to discuss the matter in ‘court of public opinion’ rather than resorting to the cumbersome legal processes.

“If I will have to sue Dr Bawumia, then it means I first have to petition the Attorney General because it is a criminal matter but I don’t have that time. Since Dr Bawumia chose to make his claims public, I will also do so, “Mr Anyidoho told Host of Hello FM morning show, King Edward.

The NDC deputy scribe, however, noted that he still stands by his position that Dr Bawumia lied to Ghanaians when he said that the voters’ register contained names of Togolese nationals, since he could not prove it.

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