Deputy
Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, John Alexander Ackon
has called on Ghanaians to dismiss as mere conjecture, reports that
National Security Coordinator, Lt. Col. Gbevlo Lartey's removal from
office was as a result of the demolition of the Legon Toll booth.
Lt.
Col. Larry Gbevlo Lartey (Rtd) was on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 asked to
proceed on leave following a letter copied to his outfit.
President
John Dramani Mahama sacked Mr. Gbevlo Lartey amidst speculations that
the Rambo style approach to issues by the National Security capo
especially during a tussle with the authorities of University of Ghana,
Legon, over a toll booth the institution constructed was reason for his
dismissal from office.
The authorities had erected the booth to
charge vehicle drivers who ply the road in the school after they
solicited a loan to construct better roads for the institution.
But
the booth was razed down at dawn by personnel from the Bureau of
National Investigations (BNI) at the command of Lt. Gbevlo Lartey.
Few
months after the incident, government relieved the security capo from
duty and a letter signed by the Minister for Information and Media
Relations, Mahama Ayariga read that "at a meeting with Lt. Col. Larry
Gbevlo-Lartey, the President commended and thanked him for his loyalty
and dedicated service to the State. He will be assigned to other duties
after his well-deserved leave."
Speaking on U TV's "Adekye Nsroma",
Hon. Ackon explained that the President's action may have stemmed from
several others factors and not necessary as a result of the Legon
toll-booth demolition.
He argued that Lt. Gbevlo Lartey has over
the years proven his competence as Head of National Security in the
country and so, believed President John Mahama has good reasons for
discharging him of his official duties.
According to him, the
President's action is however not outside the remits of the
constitution, hence his ability to "make and unmake, engage and
disengage, appoint and disappoint" any appointee. |
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