The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has vowed to address incidents of political violence that have plagued the country since 2016.
Speaking at a media briefing, he assured Ghanaians that a future NDC administration would thoroughly investigate all acts of political violence and hold perpetrators accountable.
“All this violence, right from 2016 to date, will be properly investigated, and our electoral system and democracy will be cleaned of these violent things,” he stated emphatically.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia specifically called out Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, urging him to focus on addressing alleged violent actions linked to his party’s parliamentary candidates and members.
“He [Afenyo Markin] should go back to his region and take stock of his parliamentary candidates who have been shooting and killing people, his party people, who have been shooting and maiming people across the country,” Mr. Nketia said.
He issued a strong warning to those considering abusing their authority in the final weeks leading up to the elections, promising there would be repercussions under an NDC government.
“Anybody who is thinking about abusing these three weeks, abusing his power during these three weeks to create any problem, you must know that there will be consequences for him after they take over,” he cautioned.
