Political Science Lecturer Urges Politicians To Exercise Restraint In Responding To Allegations

The war of words between the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, and the Chairman of the National Democratic Party, Dr Josiah Nii Armah Aryeh, has reached a crescendo. Dr Aryeh described as untrue allegations by Mr Asiedu Nketiah that he Dr Aryeh embezzled money when he was NDC General Secretary. According to him, he was exonerated of any allegation by the Party's investigation team set up to probe him. Dr Aryeh made this clarification on Radio Ghana's Current Affairs Programme, Behind the News. For his part, the National Organiser of NDC, Yaw Boateng Gyan, described the situation as unfortunate for two experienced politicians to be going after each other in the media. He criticised the media for deepening the differences between the two.