The
Convener for the Forum for Governance and Justice, Dr. Clement Apaak has called
on security agencies to beef up their operations in combating cyber crimes in
the nation.
Dr.
Clement Apaak made this appeal during an interview with Radio Gold regarding an
allegation of a sex scandal against President John Mahama by the former Ayawaso
West Wuogon Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Omari Wadie.
A
picture purported to portray the President in a steamy sex activity in an
office with a certain unidentified female went viral in the media a couple of
days ago.
The
picture, according to the Daily Post newspaper, was intended to paint the
President black and abase him in the court of public opinion and before the
entire nation.
However,
revelations by the newspaper pointed out that the pictures were false and that
the President had not engaged in such misconduct.
Talking
to Radio Gold, Dr. Apaak called on security agencies to investigate the alleged
picture and discover the perpetrators.
He
admonished the security personnel to ensure that Omari Wadie and other cyber
transgressors are brought to book.
According
to him, it is about time “we begin to beef up our security agencies by getting
computer trained literate graduates attached to the security agencies so that
they can conduct serious cyber investigations and bring perpetrators like this
to book.”
He
also wondered if the New Patriotic Party will sanction Omari Wadie for his
disrespect to the President.
He
therefore asked: “Will the NPP distance itself from him? Will they try to exert
punitive measures against him for engaging in a practice that should be
condemned and even should be criminalized?”
“For
this to have come in the wake of Otumfo’s excellent presentation, certainly,
it’s a show of gross disrespect.” he averred.
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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