The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its stance on the 2024 peace accord, ahead of the December elections.
This comes after NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, stated in an interview that the party will not sign any peace declaration in the lead-up to the elections.
“Signing a peace declaration doesn’t mean anything to the party, as previous pacts have not yielded any real results,” Asiedu Nketia stated.
He said rather than relying solely on symbolic gestures, proactive efforts are needed to avert violence.
“If you allow violence to brew, it will happen whether you sign a declaration or not. That’s why, more than a year ago, I started talking about the need to remove the building blocks for a violent election,” he explained.
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However, a statement signed by NPP General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, said the NPP finds the comment by the NDC national chairman “very unfortunate and condemns it in no uncertain terms, given the worrying and incendiary nature of the statement”.
“We have noted with concern that the leadership of the NDC has gained notoriety for consistently beating the drums of war and preparing the minds of their supporters to reject the outcome of the 2024 general elections, foreseeing their inevitable loss,” the statement said.
“The NPP is, therefore, appealing “to the NDC to reconsider their posture by reason of the national interest and desist from making statements likely to fuel tensions.”
Below is the full statement
