[ 2016-11-12 ]

Akufo-Addo accuses gov't officials of sponsoring violence; NDC reacts
The presidential candidate of the opposition New
Patriotic Party is raising an alarm over what he
says is the sponsored acts of violence by
government officials in the Bono Ahafo Region.

According to Nana Akufo-Addo there has been a
democratization of violence in the Region,
instigated largely by persons linked to
government.

Addressing a mini-rally at Sankore, in the Asunafo
South constituency, on Friday, as part of his 2nd
day of his 4-day tour of the Brong Ahafo Region,
the NPP leader minced no words in accusing the
police service of bias and failing to arrest the
miscreants and their argent provocateurs.

Sankore has been a hotbed of violence due to
clashes between supporters of the two leading
political parties, the New Patriotic Party and the
National Democratic Congress.

Only recently the Electoral Commission suspended a
voter transfer exercise following violence by
machete-wielding assailants who injured three
sympathizers of the NPP.

The EC office was closed down at Kukuom as a
result of clashes between supporters of the NDC
and NPP during a similar exercise.

An NPP MP Dr Afriyie Akoto is also alleging that
an NPP supporter has been beaten to pulp by three
known NDC supporters for merely pasting posters of
the NPP flagbearer on walls in Sankore.

He told Joy News the attack was needless,
unprovoked and blamed known NDC supporters for the
attack.

The party's leader expressed worry that such
attacks if not curtailed will detract from the
2016 elections.

It is only a vote, not a contest of violence, he
stressed, adding, this is one example of the bad
governance of the Mahama led administration.

He pointed out that under an Akufo-Addo government
the laws will apply fairly and without bias.

But the NDC has vehemently rejected the claim by
the NPP flagbearer.

The National Organiser of the NDC Kofi Adams said
a "certified violent person" like Nana Addo cannot
be making allegations of violence against another
party.

"NDC will never engage in acts of violence," he
pointed out, insisting for a party that "chased
its national chairman, and secretary out of
office, a party that had "women wielding
cutlasses" at their HQ cannot be the flagbearers
for peace.

"Don't trust the NPP when they tell you about
violence," Adams said.

Source - Joyfm

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