Ignore ugly but empty noises of politicians - Kweku Baako to Police

Seasoned journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says security services should ignore the seditious comments by politicians in the country.

According to Kweku Baako, a lot of the political figures resort to making ugly but ''empty noises'' eventhough they do not have the capacity to cause mayhem.

He was commenting on recent comments by PNC National Chairman, Bernard Mornah, Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) and other political leaders which smack of civil war.

Incendiary Comments By Politicians

Bernard Mornah is quoted as saying “we’ll beat and kill each other” should the Electoral Commission (EC) refuse to address their grievances on the Commission's decision to use the Ghana card and passport as the only legal documents for the new voters' registration exercise.

Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd), on the other hand, is accused of instigating a riot by rehashing the position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the EC wants to rig the 2020 elections for the current administration.

He reportedly stated that ''should the EC continue to toe the line of their paymasters, it will certainly spell doom for this country."

"This party (NPP) won power with the biggest electoral margin; so what has gone wrong? . . . this morning, I overheard an NPP activist on radio claiming if elections are held today, Nana Addo will be re-elected with some one million, three hundred thousand votes difference. See, the NPP has cooked up the figures already, they are simply looking for the means to legitimize their rigging by undertaking a registration exercise (through the EC)....," he futher alleged.

Calling Their Bluff

Contributing to Wednesday's edition of Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Kweku Baako said the Ghana Police Service should not always be quick to jump in to arrest people for making empty threats.

To him, it's a complete waste of time on the part of the security forces.

''These are not just ugly noises but empty noises. Nobody has a capacity to do the thing they threaten most of the times . . . Arresting or inviting them even give them more armour. Ignore them. Just make sure that your intelligence gathering is clear, so if you feel what they're doing can lead to some potential commotion, just ring intelligence around. Find out and you'll soon realize that it's a waste of time and space. They just making noise. They have no capacity."

"Are you really going to police all what people say and act on that? To be honest with you, it's a personal belief. It's a conscientious decision I've taken. Most of these things, leave them alone. Leave them alone! As long as you know, your intelligence capability should be able to tell you; this is empty noise, however ugly it is," he insisted.