The Ashanti regional chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned the party will resist any attempt by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intimidate NDC members and sympathizers in Ashanti region during the December 7th elections.
The party claims they are aware of malicious intentions behind the transfer of Brigadier General Michael Kwadwo Opoku to the region as General officer Commanding the 4th Infantry battalion of the Ghana armed forces.
Augustus Andrews Nana Akwasi assured the NDC will make his stay in the region uncomfortable if he fails to work as a professional military officer.
Nana Akwasi gave the warning while addressing Asawase NDC sympathizers during the party’s constituency campaign launch at Aboabo in Kumasi after the constituency’s health walk on Sunday 4th August 2024.
“I have a message for the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, the army commander, that he has transferred to the region, we are aware of the motive behind the transfer. We are aware of what he can do. I want to tell him that if he has any evil agenda against the NDC he should dare not try it here. We are telling him that we are ready for him in this election. We will resist any attempt for the military to be used to intimidate us in this election. What we want is free and fair elections devoid of military intimidation’’.
He assured the general public that the NDC is fully prepared to abide by all fair security measures the security agency will adopt for the elections.
“ As NDC we are always law abiding people but we will not allow anyone to intimidate us in this election. What the NPP did to us with the support of some security personnel in elections 2024 is buried and gone but we will make sure such events never repeat themselves in elections 2024’’ he reiterated.
He urged the party supporters to remain focused on various responsibilities assigned to them from the polling stations level to the regional levels until their respective parliamentary candidates including Muntaka Mohammed and former President John Dramani Mahama are declared winners by the electoral commission.
“ So go and do door to door and room to room campaigns in the region. Share the vision of his excellency former President Mahama to the electorates and compare the economics records of the NDC with the NPP’s and let the people know why the return of former President Mahama will do for this country’’.
He commended the NDC supporters in the Asawase constituency for approaching the 2024 general elections with a different unity style.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
