The Director-General
National Security Secretariat
Accra
The Director-General
Bureau of National Investigations (BNI)
Accra
The Inspector-General of Police
Ghana Police Service
Dr.Ayew Afriye & Bawumia by
Accra
Dear Sirs/Madam,
PETITION AGAINST BASELESS AND MALICIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINALITY LEVELLED BY PROPHET ISAAC OWUSU BEMPAH AGAINST HON. DR. NANA AYEW AFRIYE, MP FOR EFFIDUASE-ASOKORE AND PATRON OF THE ASHANTI REGIONAL YOUTH WING OF THE NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY
We, the Ashanti Regional Youth Wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), write to formally petition your outfits regarding recent public allegations made by Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry, against our esteemed Patron, Hon. Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore and Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament.
- THE ALLEGATIONS
Prophet Owusu Bempah has publicly alleged that Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye planned to mobilise the NPP Nasara Wing to attack him and his church, on account of prophecies he has made concerning the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. These are grave allegations that, in effect, accuse our Patron of orchestrating or conspiring to commit acts of violence and criminality.
Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, Dr,Bawumia and Dr Ayew Afriye
- OUR POSITION
We are appalled by these allegations, which we consider wicked, false and entirely without foundation. Dr. Ayew Afriye is known to us, and to the general public, as an affable, disciplined and peace-loving leader who has, on numerous occasions, exercised restraint even in the face of considerable provocation.
At no time has he issued any instruction, directive or encouragement to this Youth Wing, or to any other person or group, to attack Prophet Owusu Bempah, his church, or any of its members.
It is our considered view that Prophet Owusu Bempah is pursuing a personal agenda against Dr. Bawumia and the NPP under the guise of spiritual prophecy, and that this pattern of conduct must be addressed. What he has now done, in our respectful submission, goes beyond commentary or prophecy: it is a direct and public allegation of criminal conspiracy against a sitting Member of Parliament, and it can no longer be treated merely as a political or theological disagreement.
- WHY WE ARE PETITIONING YOUR OUTFITS
Given that the allegations touch on an alleged plot to organise an attack, a matter of public safety and national security, we consider it necessary that National Security, the Bureau of National Investigations and the Ghana Police Service take official notice of the matter. We respectfully request that your outfits:
a) Investigate the allegations made by Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah and establish whether there is any factual basis for his claims;
b) Invite Prophet Owusu Bempah to substantiate, with evidence, his claim that Dr. Ayew Afriye planned or mobilised any group to attack him or his church;
c) Take appropriate action, in accordance with the law, should the allegations be found to be false and made with the intent to incite public disaffection, cause fear and panic, or injure the reputation of our Patron; and
d) Ensure the personal safety of Dr. Ayew Afriye, who may be exposed to public hostility or reprisal as a result of these unsubstantiated claims.
- CONCLUSION
We wish to reiterate that this petition is not driven by malice towards Prophet Owusu Bempah or his ministry, but by a genuine concern for the safety, reputation and dignity of our Patron, and for the broader principle that public allegations of criminality, however framed, ought to be substantiated or retracted. We trust that your outfits will treat this petition with the seriousness it deserves and take the necessary steps to get to the truth of the matter.
We count on your usual cooperation and swift attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Ameyaw
024 280 2868
Regional Youth Organiser
NPP Youth Wing, Ashanti Region
cc:
– Hon. Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, MP for Effiduase-Asokore
