A member of the Fix the country group, Lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has alleged that the Ashaiman Police Division of the Ghana Police Service refused to accept donations being made to his former inmates in the cells.
According to a post cited by myrepubliconline.com on the official Facebook handle of the coup monger, his team has been informed that the police hierarchy has directed the Ashaiman police division not to accept the donations to Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s former cell mates.
He indicated in the post that the officers have been informed that if Barker-Vormawor’s group persist with the donation, the police are under strict instructions to say there are no senior officers to receive the items. Barker-Vormawor is currently on a Gh¢2.million bail after spending weeks in the grips of police over his coup comment.
Read full statement from Barker-Vormawor’s post:
Press Release from Ghfixthecountry
Sunday, 20 March 2022
We have just been informed by the Police hierarchy that the Ashaiman Police Station has been instructed not to accept the donations to Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s former cell mates.
As we understand, the Officers have been informed that if we persist with the donation, the Police are under instructions to say that there is no senior officer to receive the items.
We already delivered 40 bags of water to the Police before the information came through. We have been called to come back for the water.
After deliberations, our team has decided to still proceed with the donation. The Police have the option to either accept or refuse the donations to the detainees, many of whom go days without food.
We are extremely concerned that our institutions cannot in times of difficulty shed their partisan instinct, to ensure that donations which are intended for persons who are vulnerable, are catered for, and the complete disregard Police have for the detained to the point of rejecting donations that are meant for the detainees who desperately need it.
If the Police refuse the donation, we will consider donating the items to another institution such as any orphanages, shelters or charities around Ashaiman.
If you have any suggestions as to where the donation can be made, kindly let us know in the comment section.
Thank You.
