Okudzeto-Ablakwa  Raises Red Flag Over  Demolishing Of  Bulgarian Embassy 

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has raised a red flag over the demolishing of the Bulgarian Embassy.

According to him, the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road in East Cantonments, has been completely razed in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style operation.”

Mr. Ablakwa indicated that information available to him indicates that “armed rogue elements with extra fortification from deviant land guards and errant personnel allegedly from the Cantonments Police Station had the sheer effrontery in broad daylight to evict Bulgarian Embassy staff, throw out inviolable assets belonging to the Bulgarians and assault the Honorary Consul, Mr. Nicolaas C.M. van Staalduinen in his effort to restrain them.”

He noted that valuables including generators, computers, printers, refrigerators, archival documents which represent a treasure trove of deep historical bonds and a stash of vital diplomatic exchanges were not spared by the marauding encroachers.

Mr. Ablakwa said the encroacher returned at dawn to demolish the entire Embassy and are now building their structure with the speed of light, day and night, to conclude their mission.

The lawmaker in a statement said this “aggressively mindless attack” is usually considered a declaration of war.

He observed that without a scintilla of doubt, Ghana’s conduct amounts to a grotesque violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.

He noted that the NDC Caucus in Parliament shall be demanding a full public parliamentary probe into the demolished building with the view to identifying all the conspirators and bringing them to justice.

 

“We shall not allow the shadowy characters behind this hideous act to enjoy the comfort and security of anonymity; we shall smoke them and their collaborators out, and ensure that never again would a few greedy bandits damage our hitherto high diplomatic reputation,” he stated.