NDC Deputy General Secretary Koku Anyidoho has reportedly been arrested.
According to swirling reports, Koku was picked up during a presser held by the NDC at the Accra International Press Centre.
Anyidoho’s arrests follows comments he passed that a coup was coming for the President.
Anyidoho, speaking on Happy Fm, said that the in the way Akufo-Addo’s father Edward was overthrown in 1972, the same is bound to happen to him.
“On the 13th of January 1972, a certain Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, led a movement that removed the progress party from power. Busia was the Prime Minister; Akufo-Addo’s father was the Ceremonial President. Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that, history has an interesting way of repeating itself.’’, he said.
“There will be a civilian coup d’état. There will be a social revolution. We [NDC] are starting it on Wednesday. The movement is starting on Wednesday. Nana Addo will have sleepless nights. He will suffer diarrhea. He said he wanted to be president but we will make sure he will be fed up on the seat,’’ Koku Anyidoho added.
His arrest was reportedly effected by plainscloth officers. It’s not clear what branch of the state apparatus they are from.
More to follow…