The Northern Regional New Patriotic Party(NPP) has accused former president John Dramani Manama for beating war drums head of the December 7 general elections.
Mr. Mahama who is also the NDC’s flag bearer for the upcoming election is reported to have said that the NDC will not accept the results of any national poll that it deems ‘flawed’.
The NPP expressed worry at the statement made by the former president, adding that it is terrible to hear a former President beat war drums at such a crucial hour over elections.
“No former President in the history of our land has been this reckless and insensitive to the people he desperately wants to misgovern. The recent call to violence and subsequent rejection of the 2020 polls by the NDC and candidate Mahama is worrying and repugnant.Most especially coming from a supposed Northerner; Northerners who otherwise are seen as largely peaceful and law- abiding.”
Addressing a press conference in Tamale , the Savannah Regional Communication Director, Mohammed Issah, indicated that the Former President has shown clearly that the North is only meant for electoral violence and electoral malpractices.
Mr. Issah accused candidate Mahama and his opposition NDC of consistently engaging the employment of his Northern brothers in the NDC to perpetuate violence whenever they plan to do so.
“Candidate Mahama knows what to do if he is unhappy he can as well boycott the elections or better still run to the supreme court for redress.”
He claim that there were attempt by the NDC to sponsor a coup plot.
“We have read some clandestine threats at the security agencies not to enforce the law in the event they unleashed their arsenals on innocent Ghanaians. Let it be known, that the sudden manufacture of phantoms groups to draft limbless petitions to our revered Chiefs in an attempt to create some non-existing tension will fail.”
He called on the Ghana Police Service, Civil Society Organizations, concerned clergy and all the respected Imams, and all well-meaning Ghanaians to take cognizance of the notice serving.
The National Organiser of the NPP, Sammi Awuku, indicated that the party is not worried about losing any general election since it will be free , fair and transparent and that they will continue to advocate for a new voters register.
He was shocked at the stands of the NDC with regards to the new voters register with Coronavirus as an excuse that citizens will be risking their lives.
Mr. Awuku said Ivory coast will have their elections in October but they started compiling a new register just yesterday.
“ Burundi just had their elections last month, Malawi is having their elections in July, South Korea which was one of the highest hit countries with Covid-19 had elections 3 months ago.”
The National Organiser of the NPP stated that the party will not allow any political party to intimate the Ghanaian people.
He urged the General Secretary of the opposition NDC, Johnson Aseidu Nketia, and the NDC to desist from inciting the people of the north against the Electoral Commission and the compilation of a new voters register.
“Some of the statement made by the leadership of the NDC are deadly in the 5 northern regions and I don’t think the NDC should always resort to the use of violence when it comes to pushing the democratic ideals of our country.”
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale
