Allotey Jacobs maintained that, the words attributed to him on the leaked tape are not a true reflection of the character of Mr. Ampofo.
The NDC National Chairman is heard on the leaked tape calling on his party to target people for assassination, carried out the kidnapping, among others.
Mr. Ampofo who is an elder of the Church of Pentecost could also be heard calling for “relentless war” against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa.
The recordings are believed to have been taken at a meeting ahead of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election held on January 31, 2019.
But the party has said the audio of the Chairman has been doctored by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to divert attention from pressing national issues.
Allotey Jacobs
In support, Allotey Jacobs on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday said Ofosu Ampofo was just playing politics.
He explained that, in a meeting with disgruntled and dejected party members, he saw the need to motivate them to continue to work for the party.
“Ofosu Ampofo was just playing politics; he didn’t mean what he was saying. The Ofosu Ampofo I know cannot even hurt a fly” he stated.
Allotey Jacobs however expressed worry about how such a sensitive party meeting is in the public domain.
He charged the party to tightened security at the party’s headquarters to avoid such embarrassment in future. Read Full Story
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