I'm being harassed for exposing gov't - Asamoah

Nana Alex Asamoah, Western Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday accused the Government of using the state security machinery to harass him unnecessarily.

He alleged that, for the past six weeks plain cloths security personnel have been detailed to trail him "24 hours a day for reasons best known to the authorities".

Addressing a well-attended general meeting of the Effia-Kwesimintsim constituency of the NDC at Kwesimintsim near Takoradi on Saturday, Mr. Asamoah said in-spite of the this, he would go on to expose the "wrong-doings of the NPP administration without fear".

"I have known no peace, since I first exposed the plan to put the effigy of President Kufuor on the national currency, some months ago", he revealed and said he still stands by the allegation he made about the currency.

The NDC regional chairman challenged the Governor of the Bank of Ghana and the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning to explain to the people why the serial numbering of the ten and 20,000 notes in circulation did not begin with the alphabet "A" as it had always been the case.

"Could it be that after the exposure, the first printed currency were destroyed as being rumoured?" Mr. Asamoah asked.

He advised the government to cut down foreign trips of the president and his ministers since they have became a drain on the country's coffers.