Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament from North Tongu, has responded to the news that he has been charged with contempt of court because he kicked court papers in a video that went viral last week.
Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, aka Victor Kusi Boateng, had taken the parliamentarian to court. Ablakwa threw out his court papers after he asked for a restraining order against the MP because of recent statements.
Ablakwa said that after his recent stories about the National Cathedral project, he has heard from a number of people and groups that they stand with him and support him.
He said that he was “ready to be a political prisoner of conscience than to be forced and bribed into a deal behind the scenes with the enemies of the Republic who are destroying it.”
He then talked about a number of former prisoners of conscience, such as Jerry John Rawlings and Nelson Mandela, saying that they “taught us to get over our fear of prison and to always be sure that Truth and Justice can’t be locked up.
“I wish to express heartfelt appreciation and profound gratitude for the overwhelming solidarity and words of encouragement I have received since the series of cathedral exposés in the pursuit of my constitutional mandate of oversight, and in the face of the current fascist machinations to use the judiciary and other state institutions to silence and intimidate me”.
“I am eternally indebted to the good people of Ghana, my dearest family, former President H.E. John Mahama, the NDC executive led by Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the DC Council of Elders chaired by Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, my beloved North Tongu constituents, the rank, and file of NDC comrades across the country, Civil Society Organisations, activists, genuine pastors, the credible media, my dedicated staff, gallant and dependable colleagues of the NDC Caucus in Parliament led by Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson”. he said.
Read his full post below
Source – Tru News Report
