The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has challenged Daniel Asiedu one of the suspects standing trial for the murder of the former MP for Abuakwa North Constituency, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, to name the members of the party he claims hired him to commit the crime.
Daniel Asiedu aka ‘Sexy Dondon’, on Wednesday told an Accra District Court that he was hired by some persons in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to kill the Legislator and was rather told to mention the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as his ‘contractors’ whenever he is questioned about the murder.
According to him, he was promised that he will be provided with whatever he asks for after he has been able to carry out the assignment. He added that he has still not heard from his “contractors”.
Daniel Asiedu who was arrested after he stabbed the late MP in his East Legon home while sleeping on the dawn of Tuesday February 9, 2016, told the court that only one person from the NPP has visited him since his arrest and is ready to mention the names of the persons who contracted him if he is asked to.
But the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen who has followed the case in court described Daniel Asiedu as a dishonest character whose words should not be taken seriously.
He said the suspect has not been consistent with his statements about his involvement in the murder.
“We need to be serious and not waste our time on such baseless allegations; he should mention the name of the persons he claims contracted him to commit the murder. This guy has not been consistent.”
“Initially when he was caught, he told the police that he knew nothing about the crime, later he said it was the NDC who contracted him and now he’s saying it’s the NPP. Can you take such a person seriously?
By: Joseph Nii Ankrah
