NDC Supporters Troop To GRA Head Office To Protest Mahama's Choice For Commissioner-General

• Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have protested the appointment of Anthony Sarpong as Acting Commissioner-General
• The NDC supporters have said people who did not contribute to the party’s electoral victory should not hold such key positions
• Sarpong is an accountant and auditor and previously served as a Senior Partner at auditing and consulting firm KPMG

Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have gathered at the Ghana Revenue Authority to protest the appointment of Anthony Sarpong as Acting Commissioner-General.

Citi News reported that security forces, including police and military, are stationed at the gates to maintain order.

The NDC supporters told the press that people who did not contribute to the party’s electoral victory should not hold such key positions.

One of them insisted that "no contribution, no chop". Their leaders eventually met the Ghana Revenue Authority management.

They have called on Mahama to rescind the appointment and appoint someone perceived as more loyal to the party.

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Some concerned NDC youth groups in Tamale earlier described the appointment as inappropriate claiming he has ties to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Sarpong is known as an accomplished accountant and auditor and previously served as a Senior Partner at auditing and consulting firm KPMG.

With over 22 years of professional experience across Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, he specialises in audit, accounting advisory, corporate recovery and insolvency.

Anthony is a member of several professional bodies, including the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors (GARIA).

This incident follows similar agitations from NDC supporters that have sometimes manifested in attacks on some state institutions.

For example, some suspected NDC supporters stormed the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.

A group also stormed the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) company’s premises as the Mahama administration assumed power.

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On the day the president was being sworn in, some assailants stormed the Economic and Organised Crime Office and destroyed a bust in honour of its executive director, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah.

In the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election, there were similar incidents that led to over 100 arrests.

Mustapha Ussif says home attacked

YEN.com.gh reported that the Yagaba/Kubori Member of Parliament, Mustapha Ussif said his home was attacked by thugs on January 21, in an incident he linked to the post-election disturbances.

On January 22, the former Minister of Youth and Sports and Member of Parliament for Yagaba/Kubori noted his concern about the insecurity while making his remarks in Parliament.

Ussif also criticised the Ghana Police Service for failing to respond to the violence and disturbances adequately.

He said the service had not made any arrests despite recurring incidents of violence perpetrated by people believed to be aligned with the NDC.

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Another former appointee, former Minister of Communication and Digitalisation Ursula Owusu-Ekuful also suffered an attack on her residence.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh