The General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stated that the weird manner in which government is implementing the National Identification Card project can lead to war and bloodbath in Ghana.
He accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of trying to use dubious means behind the scenes to prevent some genuine Ghanaians from registering and holding a Ghana Card to show that truly they are Ghanaians.
According to him, citizenship is the birthright of every individual, therefore, any attempt by the NPP government to deny some Ghanaians their birthright can lead to anger with its attendant civil unrest.
He asserted that the NDC had realized that the NPP administration wants to adopt foul means to deny many Ghanaians their citizenship and that might lead to chaos hence the NDC would fight the government to prevent it from occurring.
Addressing NDC Constituency Youth Organizers in the Ashanti Region in Kumasi on Sunday evening, he accused the NPP of trying to use the Ghana Card project to win the 2020 polls after failing to deliver in political office.
He stressed that the NDC had never kicked against the Ghana Card project as the NPP is erroneously trying to portray, indicating that the NDC is only against the decision of the NPP to use a national project to aid its political agenda.
“The Ghana Card project is a good thing and the NDC is in full support of it. The card can lead to proper development, identification of genuine Ghanaians and also help to reduce crime rate, among other several benefits”, he said.
However, the NDC scribe indicated that the NDC’s only concern is about NPP’s decision to throw away the voter register of about 15 million Ghanaians, which helped the NPP to win the 2016 general election.
According to him, statistics show that only about 7 million Ghanaians have birth certificates and so if the government relies on the birth certificates alone to register people, surely, a lot of Ghanaians will unjustifiably lose their birthright.
Using neighbouring Cote D’Ivoire as a case study, he said an attempt to prevent some nationals of that country from holding a similar national card led to civil war for about 10 years, which led to destruction and loss of human lives.
In this regard, he stated that the NDC would continually oppose the approach and decision of the NPP to use the Ghana Card project to enhance their political course, until the right things are done by the sitting government.
The event saw the Ashanti Regional NDC Constituency Youth Organizers being presented with certificates by their leader, Yaw Brogya Genfi, who is now vying for the NDC National Youth Organizer position.
Source: Daily Guide
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i think his war regalia is fooling him and therefore calling for cote d voire type of blood shed in Ghana. but he should not forget that this is GHANA and not coted voire if he dare he should try and see if the first trigger will not land on his forehead. GHANA is for all of us and not he Aseidu.
I will like to ask some questions, i think that can solve my dough’s, 1. "Please i will like to know the procedure to acquire a voters ID?" 2. So can't it be like what you use to get your voters ID card to register the Ghana except the NHIS card. 3. If i did not get the Voters ID with NHIS card then bring what you use to get that to register for this one too. what is too hard in this things. why is it too hard to understand? i used birth cert to register my voters ID, bring it to register... if family testify for you too let them do that now too what is it too hard.. I love my country and i want to wake up every morning to be able to go to work and come home peaceful. Why everything is been politicized in this country if is not going for my party everything is BAD. If is going for my party everything is GOOD. WHY?
PLEASE I WANT TO ASK MR ASIEDU NKETSIA IS HE TRULLY THE GEN. SEC. OF NDC? IF THE ANSWER IS YES THEN I SEE HIM AS VERY TIMID GEN. SEC. IT IS ALSO STATED THAT ANY TWO FAMILY MEMBERS CAN GIVE A TESTIMONY FOR THE ONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE A BIRTH CERT. OR A PASSPORT. EVERY GHANAIAN WHO WAS BORN IN GHANA HAS A FAMILY SO WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT. LET HIM BEAT WAR DRUMS WHEN THERE IS WAR IN GHANA HE WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO DIE. HIS FATHERS JUJU CAN NOT HELP HIM IN ANYWAY. IS THAT THE REASON WHY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE RESIDING IN CANADA?THAT DAY HE WILL PUT ON HIS WAR 'BATAKARI' BUT IT WILL FAIL HIM.DOES HE WANT TO TELL GHANAIANS THAT ONLY NDC MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE NIA REQUIREMENTS? WHAT ABOUT NPP, CPP,PPP AND THE REST OF THE OTHER PARTIES? THIS MAN CALL HIMSELF A GEN. SEC. OF THE LARGEST OPP. PARTY, SOO TIMID, HALF LITERATE.
You these NDC guys anytime you open your mouths it is either war or coup de tate. What is wrong with you people? Asiedu do you think when there is war you can escape? Go ahead with your st.upid utterances and you will see.
NDC is in Coma and the old Doctors Aseidu Nkiatia, Kofi Adams Koku Ayidoho etc can't do anything to bring it back to live.
Ndc.will not rise again!! dead and gone forever.Asiedu Nketia is driving the party into a ditch. Name any person in that party with a straight-up thinking......tweaa!!!Apuuu
WHO EVER YOU ARE, YOU ARE JUST AN I.D.I.O.T... Nothing but that.... you will see what will happen to your old man.Wait and see.… I never knew we have people like you in ghana who knows nothing but to insults.just because you are benefitting from this NPP, and so you can use any word on someone.Why didn't you give your real name? GOD PUNISH YOUR MOTHER, FATHER, IF YOU HAVE ANY
If 7 million Ghanaians have birth certificates, the rest have families to identify them ,get the hell out if our faces! why are you so bothered about Ghana Card? do you people think Ghana is for the ndc? even the founder and creator has nothing to do with you idi*ts who have worn the greens before but beating war drums and do you think it's only your opponents who will die? and have you people fought before to know somebody's strength? or you think loud mouth win war right? I can't understand the ndc, you have your supporters all over regions not your strong holds and you cry for war and who do you think will be the losers? You go to Ashanti region to call for war when your votes are less than 300,000 and they have over 2 million and you call for war are you serious or you feel itchy in your mouth? Cowards always use their mouth to fight ! you have some soldiers and they also have some soldiers so why do you think you are more than them? when they even have soldiers abroad who are more sophisticated and you think those abroad will sit down fir you idi*ts to misbehave? you take a move and you will see Ghanaians are calm but the most bravest. Nkwas*sem kwa, the people don't like you and you are calling for war against them ,Ghanaians will get prepared for your f000**lishness. What can Brogya Genfi do to bring you back to power from opposition even in power he couldn't help you to obtain 400,000 votes from Ashanti how can he help you to win in opposition? apuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! ndc are very annoying and they will rot in opposition! Ghanaians don't like you, your party is not attractive to anyone so bringing war will never solve your problem! Ghanaians were able to tolerate your nkwas*asem if insults, arrogance , ste*ling with impunity for 8 years and they have booted you out for their choice and just for 1 and half years you are hungry and calling for war, the war will rest on your heads and will kill you one after the other, it will never hurt any Ghanaian. Ghanaians will win that your war and make you miserable on another land.