The Fixing The Country movement has strongly criticized the actions of some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who were captured on a viral video brandishing machetes around the office of the party’s standard bearer, John Dramani Mahama.
The incident occurred on Thursday, November 23, 2023, when supporters purported to organize a clean-up operation.
The movement maintained that the extreme hooliganism exhibited by NDC members has no place in Ghana’s democracy and should be condemned by all Ghanaians of goodwill.
In a press statement issued by its convener, Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah, on Thursday, November 30, the group called out the former president for allowing such despicable acts to take place in his office. expressed disappointment.
“Even more shocking is the fact that the former president and his staff encouraged the rally for hours and did not disperse it even though it was clear that clashes with protesters could cause unrest. .”
“What is even more worrying is the violent behavior of these hooligans and hoodlums, suggesting that their uncivilized behavior and harmful intimidation were encouraged by former President John Dramani Mahama.”
“Otherwise, the president would not have allowed these barbaric acts to take place in his office, in violation of national security directives and without prior notice to security agencies.”
President Akufo-Addo has already condemned the act, stressing that no group of individuals will be allowed to destroy the current peace that Ghana is experiencing.
President Akufo-Addo spoke at the valedictorian of the outgoing Presbyterian Church pastor, Reverend Joseph Ofori Eboah Mante, at the Victory Congregation of Furafuraha, Adenta, Accra, where he expressed his desire for all Ghanaians to have peace in the country. He emphasized the importance of praying for peace. Uniting for collective progress as a nation.
“I sincerely hope that last week’s incident in which machetes and other weapons were brandished at the residence of former President John Mahama, the NDC presidential candidate, is not a sign of things to come in the run-up to the 2024 elections.”
“If that were the case, I can assure them that they would not be successful. Let me say for the record that under my watch, no individual or group of people, regardless of political color, would be able to protect our country. “We will not destabilize the country or destroy the peace that we all enjoy. That will not happen.”
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