December 7 Elections NPP Accuses NDC of Training Thugs to Disrupt Elections

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of plotting to cause confusion in the Ashanti region ahead of the December 7, 2024 elections.

The NPP stated that the confusion is a part of a broader scheme by the NDC to intimidate voters in the Ashanti region, allegedly under the strict supervision of retired senior police officer, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye.

According to the NPP, the confusion is meant to discourage electorates in the region from taking part in the national voting exercise.

The allegations made by the NPP was convened by the party’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

Henry Nana Boakye cautioned that any attempts to interrupt peaceful electoral process in the party’s stronghold would be met with firm and fierce resistance.

Nana B said, “Information available to the NPP reveals that several months ago, the NDC has been training thugs in pockets of communities, including Obuasi East Constituency under the guise of private security training. These individuals are being prepared to interrupt the electoral process, particularly in the Ashanti Region which is the NPP stronghold.

“We are aware that recently on November 11, 2024, the NDC committee on mining led by one Tony Aubynn, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, held a secret meeting with some NDC small-scale miners at the Conference Hall of Mawuli Hotel in the Obuasi West Municipality.

“One of the aims of the meeting was to recruit some members of the pro-NDC small-scale miners to form part of the NDC’s Eagle Force Vigilante Group which will be deployed to some NPP polling stations to cause mayhem on election day,” he said.

The party refuted allegations that it is conniving with Brigadier-General Michael Opoku, the General officer commanding the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces to rig the polls in the Ashanti Region.

Nana B said, “The allegations made by the Communication and the NDC are baseless. It is devoid of any iota of credible evidence and represents yet another desperate attempt by the NDC to raise tension and distract the people of Ghana from their own misdeeds."

“You [say] this against a reputable army officer, with baseless allegations, you do not provide any evidence and yet you want us to take you seriously.”

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