The Akasti South Police in the Volta Region is holding a staunch member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Caroline Gifty Tsikata, 39, for allegedly defrauding some members of the party.
The suspect, a mother of two who lives in Tema Community 25, was arrested on Wednesday, by some Constituency Executive of NDC in Akatsi South upon a tip-off after a complaint was filed by the Volta Regional Chairman of the United Cadres Front (UCF), a group affiliated to the NDC, Samuel K. Adabla, on the alleged impersonation and fraudulent acts of the suspect.
During interrogation by the Police, she admitted to having been moving within the various constituencies in Volta, including Akatsi South, Kpando, Keta, South Tongu, Ho, and others for her alleged financial deals.
She also confessed to having collected an undisclosed amount of cash from unsuspecting NDC members intending to provide them with all forms of financial assistance.
Some of her victims, namely, John Atigode, a teacher at Akatsi, and Zigah Kofi Felix, noted that the suspect took GHC2400 and GHC1600 respectively from them.
In a statement filed by the UCF Chairmman to the Police, it stated that the suspect, a mother of two was posing to be the Regional Coordinator for the Young Cadres Front (YCF) of the UCF, Volta.
“UCF Volta wishes to state explicitly that Madam Caroline Gifty Tsikata who is parading herself as such is not the Regional Coordinator for the Young Cadres Front and should therefore be treated as an imposter’’ the statement added.
The statement explained that the UCF Volta has not assigned the suspect to act on its behalf in any capacity to solicit funds or sell out any forms to give financial assistance to anyone.
Meanwhile, the suspect is expected to appear before the court today.