The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked Ghanaians to hold President Nana Akufo-Addo responsible for any mayhem which may arise as a result of the attacks on their members.
According to the party, the current President has failed to stop members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have allegedly been attacking their members without any provocation.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, said the President was sitting by as alleged members of the NPP instigated disturbances.
“When you are the Commander in Chief and you allow gangsters to be humiliating state security officers, where are we going to?” Mr. Asiedu Nketia questioned.
“… I am not surprised at all because throughout the campaign I kept warning that we all know the best gauge of anybody’s conduct in future is his conduct in the past and we know the conduct of the various presidential candidates, including Nana Addo, and his record of encouraging conduct.”
The NDC General Secretary stressed that ensuring order and peace is a collaborative effort but he added that “the key person who should lead the peacekeeping game is the person who has power.”
Mr. Asiedu Nketia also noted that the NDC members had a right to defend themselves and warned that the leadership of the party could not restrain its members forever.
“We are operating a democracy and it is the fundamental right of every Ghanaian to defend himself and I am sure the NPP and Nana Addo know this… We will keep on holding our people in check. We will still, at the national level, try to still ask people to endure the pain but we are telling you is that there will be a point where the followers will defy the leadership if the problem is not solved.”
The leadership of the NPP has however already condemned reported attacks on members of the NDC perpetrated by some of its supporters.
This followed a directive from former President John Mahama to the security agencies to arrest supporters of the NPP who vandalize government properties or attack supporters of the NDC.
Source: citifmonline.com
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No wonder Asiedu you kept quite hid for a month only to plan these mischievous act. The way ET Mensah orchestrated Kumi Preko Demo, is the same you have plan. Why do these trouble happens among only the Northerners and not Southerners. You said he is trouble some before the elections. So you have organized your tugs and named them INVINCIBLE Tigers. God is not sleeping.
Someone tell Gen Mosquito to grow up.
So Mahama was not President when the montie 3 were threatening to rape and kill supreme court judges ??? He did not tell them tos stop and also managed to release them yh??? Oooh , i see ! Abbb0a. Kwa ! U guys have had it coming for a long time. Now sit back and suffer !
What Asiedu Nkekiah is also now saying is all die be die!!!.
WE HAVE TO HOLD YOUR MOTHER FIRST,FOR GIVING BIRTH TO A TWERT LIKE U,MOSQUITO..
Those the God's want to destroy, they first make them BLIND. NDC is a uzseless party and bad losers
Please Mr Mosquito did you complain in 2012 when your men visited on NPP sympathizers the same mayhem. it was baaaad then and it is baaaad now. Please save us the press conferences ghanaian want to get to work.
Johnson, like you said, every citizen has the right to defend themselves so I don't think you have to hold a press conference to remind your members. Let them go ahead and defend themselves. Where were you when NPP members were being beaten and killed in the Brong Ahafo region before the elections? What did Mahama or the IGP do? Instruct your members to defend themselves you don't need a press conference, k w a s I a.443165
I'm surprised this guy hasn't learnt his lessons and still doing propaganda we are wise up Ghana will win under npp government led nana and mind you the law of karma is very strict so be mindful why can't you respect your elders no wonder you are ***barred word*** son
Not surprising at all that a person who could not hold his small party together cannot unify this nation. It is very sad. War is imminent. Where is mensah otabil?????