President Akufo-Addo’s condemnation of acts of lawlessness involving persons believed to be affiliated to his governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the wake of the party’s victory in the December 2016 elections has come too late, Johnson Asideu Nketia, General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said.
Mr Akufo-Addo, in his maiden State of the Nation Address on Tuesday February 21, condemned all post-election violence that rocked parts of the country, describing such acts as unlawful.
Persons suspected to be supporters of the governing NPP, especially those belonging to the party’s private security arm, Invincible Forces, shortly after the president was sworn into office, attacked state institutions and seized some state assets while harassing persons they suspected were appointees of the Mahama administration.
The NDC threatened to retaliate if the NPP did not call its supporters to order.
Delivering his address on the floor of parliament, Mr Akufo-Addo said wrong was wrong regardless of political affiliation and called on the Inspector General of Police to bring law breakers to book.
“Mr Speaker, certain instances occurred during the transition period which are matters of concern to me and should be to every Ghanaian. Wrongdoing has no political colour and I do not subscribe to the lawlessness of political party supporters simply because their party has been elected into office,” he stated.
“Mr Speaker, when those incidences began, I instructed the then Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor, to apply the law irrespective of political affiliation to all law breakers. This instruction was also carried on to his successor David Asante-Apeatu to act upon it to bring such situation under control.”
But Mr Nketia, speaking to the press after the president’s address, said: “If he has given instructions that these people should be dealt with and those people are not being dealt with, then he should have complained. Part of your government appears to be legitimising the hooliganism and then you come out to say something else. Who should we believe?”
“This Abronye DC (in reference to Kwame Baffoe, NPP Youth Organiser of Brong Ahafo) or whatever we call him and his gang of Invincible Forces are still going round, so it is not enough for you to just condemn what they are doing as the president, as Commander in Chief. You have to take action and make sure that the matter is solved.”
On the main address, Mr Nketia said: “Parts of the speech are good, others are things that we have heard already.”
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Oh Asiedu Nketia, the President is not like our ex-President Mahama who instead of working will respond to everything when he had Ministers to work for him. That was partly what caused the humiliating defeat. President Nana Addo is meticulous and takes him time before making any comment which is time tested. He will not respond to frivolous things like a car passing by his house, cows grazing, garbage trucks overloaded etc. etc. as was done in the past by your NDC government.
what again do you want? When Nana didnt say anything, you complained. Now that he has said something, you are complaining about that too. Foooooulish edddiot. go and wear your wife's clothes and eat shittttt at Nima public lattrinne.
AND I HOPE YOU ARE NOT SURPRISED,,,, GENERAL..... WHEN A WHOLE MP WAS MURDERED,,,, WHICH MANY CONSIDERED TO BE PREMEDITATED... DID YOU HEAR THE EEEDIOT SPOKE AGAINST IT????? WHEN ORDINARY PARTY MEMBERS WERE ACIDIFIED,,, AND STABBED TO DEATH,,, DID YOU HEAR HIM COME OUT.... HE BEHAVED AS IF IN NEVER HAPPENED.... SO IF IN HIS OWN PARTY HE SPONSORED THIS,,,, AND EVEN GLORIFIED IT IN CHAMBERS,,,, WHICH WE ALL KNEW.... WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT HE WAS NOT BEHIND THOSE ATTACKS???? AND I DONT THINK YOU BELIEVE THOSE STATEMENTS HE MADE CONCERNING THE ATTACKS,,, WERE FROM HIS HEAD..... THEY JUST CAME FROM HIS STOMACH. SO WHETHER IT IS TOO LATE OR NOT.... IT IS JUST THE SAME AS HE NEVER CONDEMNED IT... BECAUSE HE ENJOYS IT.... AND DONT TRY TO PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF AKUFO ADDO..... BECAUSE HE IS A MISTAKEN PRESIDENT TODAY.... IT WONT WASH... A DOG IN A CASTLE IS STILL A DOG..... SIMPLE AS ABC....
Look who is talking?? Owura, we know what you and your ilk did. Don't waste our ears. Two wrongs don't make a right but you have no moral right to complain. You and your Portophy or whatever his name is.
Where is Alhaji Collins Dauda's brother. Where were the NDC members of Parliament when Collins Dauda's brother was terrorising residemts in the Brong Ahafo region? Are we right to say that Ex President Mahama was behind what this man was doing? If not why are they blaming President Akufo Addo for the infractions by the NPP supporters which the President has condemned. When President Akufo Addo's residence was attacked by the NDC thugs, did President Mahama condemn it? He only blamed the police. Can we infer that the action s of the notorious Montie 3 was sanctioned by the former President and the NDC? I rest my case.