[ 2016-11-14 ]

We’ll resist Mahama and his “army” – Nana Addo
“Let the President and his army of propaganda
warriors be assured that they would not succeed in
their intimidation and deliberate propaganda
mongering against the NPP and I,” the largest
opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo has told his
arch rival President Mahama in the wake of the
attacks on his home.

A statement released by the three-time Flagbearer
of the NPP said he has been taken aback by the
series of onslaught against his party without
he(Mahama) condemning it.

“Unfortunately, these savage attacks against our
party activists, have gone unpunished, with the
perpetrators of these acts walking free. We have
protested the apparently selective manner in which
the law is being applied against those perceived
to be political opponents of the current
government. The police have looked on unconcerned,
and the President of the land has not, on a single
occasion, condemned any of these brutal acts by
his Ministers.” Nana Addo said.

Against the backdrop of the skirmishes Sunday, Mr.
Akufo-Addo said it is not surprising that “NDC
footsoldiers have become emboldened to extend
these attacks to all parts of the country.”

“One would, ordinarily, have treated it as a
one-off spectacle, in spite of the nature of the
attack. However, my 4-day tour of the Brong Ahafo
Region, has revealed a rather disturbing trend,
leading up to this year’s elections.

“In Sankore, on Thursday, October 10, I
witnessed, at firsthand, the open brutalization of
NPP members. Prior to my visit, two NPP members
had been brutally murdered by NDC thugs. The scars
of intimidation and assault by thugs recruited by
Hon. Eric Opoku, MP for the constituency and Brong
Ahafo Regional Minister, are still evident. In
Asutifi South, a few kilometres away, another
Minister in President Mahama’s government, Hon.
Collins Dauda, MP, is also perpetrating violence
against his own constituents. Ghanaians heard on
the radio comments made by the brother of Hon.
Collins Dauda to the effect that he kills people
on a daily basis.” the statement said.

There was chaos at the Nima residence of the
opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer,
Nana Akufo Addo, after an NDC group clashed with
security personnel guarding the former Attorney
General’s home.

According to information gathered by
Kasapafmonline.com the NDC supporters who were on
a Regional health walk which President Mahama was
expected to be part of, upon reaching the
residence of Nana Akufo, unprovoked, started
throwing stones and bottles into the NPP
leader’s house.

The action by the NDC group was met with fierce
resistance as security guards of Nana Akufo Addo
sensing danger responded with warning shots,
dispersing the NDC supporters in the process.

Some NPP supporters who heard of the incident also
rushed to Nana Akufo Addo’s residence to offer
backup for the security detail who reports said
were being overpowered by the milling crowd.

But the Nima police intervened to restore law and
order. Police investigations are however undeway
after the incident.



Below is the full statement published

AKUFO-ADDO CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON HIS RESIDENCE,
URGES CALM

Sunday, November 13, 2016, was a sad day in our
nation’s history. On that day, the Ghanaian
people saw a most unbecoming sight: the home of
the leader of Ghana’s biggest opposition party
being attacked by supporters of the ruling
National Democratic Congress government.

One would, ordinarily, have treated it as a
one-off spectacle, in spite of the nature of the
attack. However, my 4-day tour of the Brong Ahafo
Region, has revealed a rather disturbing trend,
leading up to this year’s elections.

In Sankore, on Thursday, October 10, I witnessed,
at firsthand, the open brutalization of NPP
members. Prior to my visit, two NPP members had
been brutally murdered by NDC thugs. The scars of
intimidation and assault by thugs recruited by
Hon. Eric Opoku, MP for the constituency and Brong
Ahafo Regional Minister, are still evident. In
Asutifi South, a few kilometres away, another
Minister in President Mahama’s government, Hon.
Collins Dauda, MP, is also perpetrating violence
against his own constituents. Ghanaians heard on
the radio comments made by the brother of Hon.
Collins Dauda to the effect that he kills people
on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, these savage attacks against our
party activists, have gone unpunished, with the
perpetrators of these acts walking free. We have
protested the apparently selective manner in which
the law is being applied against those perceived
to be political opponents of the current
government. The police have looked on unconcerned,
and the President of the land has not, on a single
occasion, condemned any of these brutal acts by
his Ministers.

Is it then a surprise that NDC footsoldiers have
become emboldened to extend these attacks to all
parts of the country?

For us in the NPP, the peace of the nation, as
well as the consolidation of our democratic
governance are not negotiable. We urge all
political parties and Ghanaians committed to
promoting peace and deepening our democracy to
work with us in securing these ends. Ghanaian
democrats, no matter their party affiliation,
should stand shoulder to shoulder to defend and
promote the aims of our democratic Republic, that
also include standing up against the bully.
Let the President and his army of propaganda
warriors be assured that they would not succeed in
their intimidation and deliberate propaganda
mongering against the NPP and I.

We shall continue to believe in Ghana. We will
muster the necessary courage to defend democratic
Ghana and continue in our peaceful quest to win
power in 2016 and bring back hope and
opportunities to the people of Ghana, irrespective
of their politics, creed, ethnicity, region,
religion, age, gender or social status.

……signed……
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
2016 NPP Presidential Candidate

Source - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

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