Ken Kuranchie Sacrificed For The Peace Of The Nation

Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has hailed Ken Kuranchie for charting a new course for Ghana’s democracy. Gabby, showered praises on the Daily Searchlight editor who recently was found guilty of contempt against the Supreme Court and jailed for 10 days, claiming that he (Ken Kuranchie) presented himself as a living sacrifice for the peace of the nation. Though fearing to make any contemptuous comments against the court, Otchere-Darko advised critics who have since been lambasting Counsel for Ken Kuranchie during his trial, Atta Akyea, to note that Ken’s incarceration was not caused by the Counsel, since the nine-member panel supposedly had planned to set Ken as a scape goat. The DI was commenting on the comparison being drawn between Lawyer Atta Akyea and former Attorney General under the erstwhile President Kufour administration, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, by some people on the performance of their legal representation. Lawyer Nii Ayikoi Otoo on Wednesday pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy when his clients, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and a member of the ‘Young Patriots’, a wing of the party, Hopeson Adorye, were dragged before the nine judges sitting on pending election petition to prove their innocence or otherwise of contempt charges filed against them. Using all legal tactics available to him, Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo managed to win the sympathy of the judges who only slapped a fine of 7000 cedis on the two NPP gurus. The two were also asked to sign a bond to be of good character for six or three months respectively and any default on their part will end them in jail for six or three months. Following the ruling, some people sought to pitch the performance of Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo against the Counsel for Ken Kuranchie but speaking on Oman FM today, Asare Otchere-Darko stressed that “Ayikoi Otoo was the right person for the right time. Atta Akyea and Ken Kuranchie for the right occasion to send a strong signal to the country…Ken Kuranchie sacrificed for the peace of this country. “Atta Akyea and Ken Kuranchie went with a strategy that worked for the peace and stability of this country.”

Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana