NDC will not disturb the stability of nation

Prof. JEA Mills is the Prsidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress in Ghana


By William Yaw Owusu

Wednesday October 29, 2008
THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it left behind what it calls “a stable and peaceful nation” to the New Patriotic Party in 2001 and would not do anything to disturbs the stability of the country.

“The NDC presided over one of the most seamless and smoothest transfer of power from one party to another on African continent – a phenomenon clearly unknown to countries like Nigeria and Togo that have been the main sources of inspiration to the NPP in the sub region”, Fiifi Kwetey, the NDC propaganda Secretary said at a news conference in Accra yesterday.

Reacting to an earlier news conference by the ruling NPP that the NDC intends o introduce violence and force for power-sharing in the December election, Mr Kwetey said “the NDC had always demonstrated “incredible maturity” and restrained itself winner of the 2004 election”.

“Is it not ironic that the NPP, which nearly plunged our nation in chaos through that reckless and illegal act, is rather pointing fingers at the NDC, a party that considered the supreme interest of our nation and wisely held back from unleashing its millions of supporters onto the streets of Ghana?’, he asked.

He said the NDC is the only party that “acceded to virtually every electoral demand of the opposition especially after the 1992 election” adding “under the NPP, they have treated the views of opposition parties with contempt”.

Touching on violence, Mr Kwetey said “the NPP’s attempt to label the NDC as a violent party is a typical case of the black pot calling the kettle black”, adding ‘the most violent political grouping in the history of our country was and continues to be the NPP family”.

“Which political party in the current electioneering campaign has been engulfed in violence right from presidential primary through to the parliamentary primaries and beyond? The obvious answer is the NPP”.

He alleged that it was the NPP which pushed for a position that essentially amounted to power sharing after the 1992 election and could not turn around to accuse the NDC of pushing for power-sharing.

He appealed to the security agencies to be impartial during the period of election saying “the NDC urges members of the security agencies to remember that their foremost duty is to defend the state and people of Ghana”.

Mr Kwetey said the NDC will continue to focus on critical issues that are impeding the country’s development and dorm the new government to address them.

Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, NDC Deputy General Secretary in charge of operations during questions and answers said the inability of police deal effectively with culprits of political violence makes some people feel they are above the law.