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‘Wicked’ NPP should not taste power anytime soon – Asiedu Nketiah

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The NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged Ghanaians to trust the incoming John Mahama government to serve them adequately.

Although he said the outgoing NPP led by Nana Akufo-Addo has created unprecedented mess in the country, the incoming NDC is poised to work in the interest of the masses.

The NDC leader who is on a ‘thank you tour’ of his home region –Bono– has been talking about the need to retain NDC in power for a long time to rebuild what the outgoing Government, led by President Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia have collapsed.

Appreciating the people for voting convincingly for the NDC Presidential candidate, HE John Mahama and the party’s parliamentary candidates, Asiedu Nketiah said the people of Bono do not need to go back to the NPP since the party did not prioritize their needs while in power.

Addressing a crowd at Sunyani, the capital of Bono, the NDC leader emphasized that the appreciation of the NDC’s votes in the region during the recent elections indicates the people have been enlightened and need proper representation in government.

“Before 2020 elections, we had only one out of twelve seats in Parliament. When I became the National Chairman, we increased our seats to 6.

“Through our collective hard work, we won 11 seats out of the 12 in the entire region. And for the first time, we won the two Sunyani seats which had been occupied by the NPP for many years,” he said while appreciating the efforts of the people.

To him, since the NPP MPs, Amewu Cheremeh of Sunyani East and Ignatius Baffour Awuah of Sunyani West took the people for granted for many years, the NPP needs not be tolerated by the people in future elections.

“We have to take hold of these seats for a very long time because the NPP and the elephant do not think about your progress,” Asiedu chastised.

“That is the reason we killed (defeated) the elephant nationwide and had to come and slaughter it here in Sunyani (by winning their traditional seats)” he mocked.

Asiedu Nketiah’s tour also took him to Berekum East and West constituencies which hitherto were traditional seats for the NPP.

He also met the chiefs and people of Tain, his home constituency on Saturday.

He is expected to visit the remaining 7 constituencies within the weekend.

Mr Asiedu was accompanied by former Ashanti Regional Minister and National Vice Chairman, Dr Samuel Sarpong, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NDC, Ambassador Nyamekye Marfo, former MP for Akwatia, Baba Jamal and a host of regional and constituency executives.

 

By Henryson Okrah| Myxyzonline.com

 

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Be assured – We will safeguard every single vote’ -Asiedu Nketiah

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‘We have learnt bitter lessons after the 2020 elections. I can assure you. NDC will not allow votes intended to change the regime go waste’ – that’s the firm assurance rom the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah.

Mr. Asiedu Nketiah who was speaking on Accra based TV XYZ and Power FM, noted with concern the scheming government is rolling out to manipulate the processes towards the 2024 general elections said, the NDC party and its agents are wild awake, tracking every move and will put adequate mechanisms in place to block any attempt to circumvent the will of the people.

There are many things President Nana Akufo Addo and his government are doing that don’t add up he emphasized, explaining that the President’s actions and pronouncements lately raises a lot of eyebrows about leadership and responsibilities.

“I have given up on Akufo Addo. I have said this on three other platforms. I want to repeat. We need a medical board to examine the President to see if the ship of the state is in safe hands.’ – he told host of Dwaboase, Kwame Minka.

Asked why such strong words, he continue …’Do you want to die before you realize you are on a dangerous path? -the NDC National Chairman quizzed sarcastically.

He explained that when old people speak, it must reflect wisdom.
‘When Kufuor, referring to the former President speaks, he touches hearts, but when others do it reflects their youthful lifestyle and their actions irrespective of their age, position or thinking process” – he added.

Chairman General, as Mr Asiedu Nketia is popularly referred to justified his claims with some recent incidents.

“the day he said at Assin North, during the campaign for NPP candidate in the bye-elections that, his own candidate has no value and must not be voted for made me feel he is not in his right frame of mind because he did same at Odoododiodooo during the 2020 elections. And the pattern of clearing appointees even before investigations is worrying”

He also took a swipe at the President for his recent condemnation of the NDC youth wing for brandishing offensive weapons under the guise of a clean up exercise at the former President’s office to ward off a planned picketing by pro-NPP group, FixingTheCountry led by NPP deputy Director of Communications, Owusu Bempah.

“If you believe in the sanctity of a private property, no one should violate your privacy. And if your party members plan to go on a demonstration at a private facility and you did not call them to order but people exercise a constitutional right to defend themselves you find it wrong, then what is he talking about?. ..Thats why I say I have given up on Nana Akufo Addo.. he added.