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A pressure group calling itself, Concerned Citizens of Ghana (CCG), has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of attempting to "dance on the grave of Alhaji Adams Mahama", the late Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who met his untimely demise under tragic circumstances a couple of days ago.

The group claims the ruling party is cashing in on the circumstances surrounding Adams Mahama's death by using it "as a strategy to deflect attention from the many leadership failures of the John Mahama-led NDC Government, the least of which is Dumsor."

Adams Mahama died after being doused with acid by two assailants Wednesday night when returning from his construction site. He was confirmed dead Thursday morning at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital.

Though motive for the murder is yet to be ascertained, some have pointed accusing fingers at some prominent leaders in the NPP, with National Chairman, Paul Afoko and General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong bearing the brunt of the accusation.

Hours after news of the unfortunate incident went viral, General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in a statement, chided the leadership of the NPP for not taking steps "to quell the growing level of violence and lawlessness that has characterized the activities of the party."

National Organizer of the ruling party, Kofi Adams, also waded into the discussion by describing the main opposition NPP as the "most disorganized" and the "party with the worst hooligans in the country".

But in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Coordinator, Asafo Agyei, the pressure group described the NDC as full of "ghoulish vampires" and indicted the ruling party for jumping "on their political soapboxes, drumming up vile propaganda and hate, again, all for political benefit," even at a time "when our Adams Mahama was yet to be buried".

Catalouging a litany of incidents to back their claim, the group further accused the NDC of being "the one political party in Ghana who, without exception, always seek to make political capital out of the death of public figures." 

"This is the one party in Ghana’s history that made political capital over the death of a great King and Warrior, Ya-Na, and those of Issa Molbila, and President Atta Mills, among others. And now they seek to make the same of Adams Mahama.

If Ghanaians will recall, it is the same NDC that created a state of doom and gloom over these deaths, falsely claiming access to evidence that points to the culpability of politicians, especially of the NPP. They went on to make promises of using this same evidence they claimed they had to prosecute, and jail the people they falsely accused. Now, we all know, that it was all a shameful exploitation of the deaths of honourable Ghanaians for political advantage. In fact, NDC has, without a shred of shame, through its founder, claimed that the death of their own, then President Atta Mills, was a 'fortunate event' because it gave them sympathy votes during the 2012 Elections....President Mills died under very strange circumstances. Yet, the NDC government chose to ignore popular calls for investigation into the death of President Mills. How much more evil can a whole party be? How much more callous, devious, and heartless can the NDC be? Is nothing sacred anymore as far as the NDC's politics is concerned? Have they no shame?" the pressure group quizzed.

The CCG's Asafo Adjei thus called on all Ghanaians to, "with one voice, reject the NDC's insensitive and evil politics".

"While regretting the circumstances of the murder of Adams Mahama, and calling on the Ghana Police Service to leave no stone unturned in bringing the culprits to book,...we call on Ghanaians to avert their minds to the duplicity of the NDC, which is, not focusing their attention and energies on security for all Ghanaians who daily are under attack by armed robbers and contract killers. We therefore urge Ghanaians, let us come together as one people and say to the NDC: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!", the pressure group said.

The CCG also called on the opposition NPP "to stop throwing accusing fingers" at each other, allow the police to do its work and focus "on how to recapture 2016".

"Ghanaians would not forgive the NPP if they did not use this tragic death to realign its leadership to bring back total confidence of the rank and file in the direction and purpose of the party's leadership. The party should take now or never the tough decisions that would bring back confidence in its leadership," the statement read.



Find below a copy of the statement issued by the Concerned Citizens of Ghana.....