Asiedu Nketia questions why no one has been arrested over John Kumah’s death

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has voiced concerns over the absence of progress in resolving the deaths of several Members of Parliament affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

During an appearance on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr. Nketia drew attention to the disturbing pattern of violence in Ghanaian politics, remarking, “The country is degenerating into a situation where people can kill for power and get away with it.”

Referencing cases involving J.B. Danquah Adu, Ekow Quansah Hayford, and John Kumah, Mr. Nketia alleged that these MPs met mysterious ends.

“We have J.B. Danquah Adu (MP for Abuakwa North) who was stabbed to death in his bedroom. Then Ekow Quansah Hayford (MP for Mfantseman) was shot on a highway. All we heard of his matter was that his wife should take his place. And this current one, John Kumah (MP for Ejisu).”

“After his death, we’ve had someone go on a TV station claiming that he was poisoned. This individual mentioned the name of the hotel where he ate the food and the person who served the food and bragged that he was available to testify to all the claims he was making.”

“This individual is walking, nothing has happened, no hotel manager has been apprehended and NPP is approaching this as if they are just filling the vacancy and nothing else,” he stated on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Expressing dismay over the lack of resolution in these cases, Mr. Nketia criticized the authorities for their failure to apprehend the culprits.

He called upon the police to take swift action and demanded transparency in the investigative process.

“This is a critical issue; the police should be addressing the nation, as to the steps they are taking. We haven’t heard anything so far. We haven’t heard anything about how they are proceeding to find the killers of the Mfantseman MP.

For J.B. Danquah Adu’s case, the state withdrew the case and there was a public outcry they claimed they were investigating the issue, at some point they said the laptop of the doctor who carried out the post-mortem had been stolen, such cock and bull stories.

About three MPs have been killed and all that we hear is that their wives have been rehabilitated into parliament to replace their husbands. Is that where our democracy is moving?” he questioned.