A former Head of the Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has responded to the denial by the Presidency of his allegation that some security officers at the Jubilee House are quitting their jobs due to unfair treatment.
He made the allegation last week on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, where he claimed that 77 security personnel had left the seat of government to their respective units since 2017.
However, the Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, issued a statement to refute his claim. He said that no security officer had left the Jubilee House because of any mistreatment and that Charles Owusu had failed to provide any evidence to support his false claim.
“The Office of the President would like to put on record that at no point in the tenure of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, from 2017 till date, have seventy-seven security personnel left Jubilee House to their respective units.”
“Indeed, no security officer has left Jubilee House because of “unfair treatment meted out to them at the seat of the presidency. Curiously, at no point in Mr. Owusu’s submissions did he provide any evidence whatsoever to buttress these false claims,” the statement read.
On Friday’s edition of ‘Kokrokoo’, Charles Owusu broke his silence on the matter and said that he was only seeking the ultimate good for the security officers.
“I said something about security and the Jubilee House last week. The Presidency issued a statement seeking to clarify the issue and also received several calls including one from our own Captain Koda. The statement is superior and he also maintained that nothing of that sort has happened. All I was seeking was the ultimate good,” he said.
He added that he had received several assurances from reliable sources that there was no problem with the security officers at the Presidency.