Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed disappointment in his successor, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for describing the violence during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election as an “isolated incident”.
He said if the president had borne the brunt of the violence, he would not have described the events as such.
The former president was commenting on the incident in an interview on Accra-based Radio Gold. Despite the widely condemned violence, President Akufo-Addo had congratulated the winner, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, in a statement.
The three-time leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had described events during the by-elections as isolated.
The violence during the January 31 by-election led to gunshots fired, particularly around the residence of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate.
Gunshots were fired at the residence of Delali Kwasi Brempong, whose party withdrew from the by-elections
A scuffle at the La Bawaleshie Presbyterian Polling Station involving uniformed men said to be National Security Council operatives has received nationwide condemnation.
The masked men are believed to be trained militia of the NPP. They attacked all manner of persons including Member of Parliament of Ningo Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George.
“It looked like Afghanistan,” Mr Mahama said in the interview on Friday. “You can’t believe this is Ghana.”
The former president had already met with the diplomatic community to apprise them of how events unfolded at Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
He said the issues have to be dealt with immediately.
This comes a day after President Akufo-Addo called on leadership of both the NPP and the NDC to meet to voluntarily disband all militias within their folds.
Akufo-Addo wants NPP, NDC to disband vigilante groups or else…
He said the security agencies will be on stand-by for an outcome of the meeting.
The president at the delivery of his State of the Nation address on Thursday said he will initiate a legislation on the matter if the parties are not able to come out with a feasible resolution.
Source: 3news.com
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this man koraaaa aden. Must a man be greedyy and desperatee at the same time???
I doubt if this thing was once the president of wisdom abundance country like Ghana, he speaks like a child and so my0pic like a babe, if time is reversible, Ghanaians would have reversed his presidential term, so weak in thinking
All your three legitimate and side issues sons are chilling in Dubai and other comfortable zones but you're are talking about BOOT FOR BOOT and showing false video to Diplomatic Community and ICC. Instead of coming out with sensible plans to solve the problem you're part of, you're now a videographer peddling lies. Is this leadership? Your actions and statements are pitching Zongo boys against each other. Shame on you. Bring your *f*u*c*k*1*n*g* boys from their comfort zones to do the BOOT FOR BOOT fighting you're espousing.
THERE IS NO ONE IN THIS WORLD WHO IS MORE ***barred word*** THAN MAHAMA
WHO WANTS THIS LIAR AS A LEADER, NOT ON GHANAIANS ANYWAY, BUT ON HIS DIRTY PARTY NDC.
How did Chreponi, Talensi, Akwatia and Atiwa look? Incompetent in anything!
Akwatia, Atiwa, Asunafo South, Asutifi South, Cheriponi and Talensi looked like Lebanon in the 80S. What did you and the so call Asomdweehene Mills do to solve this political criminal violence? You've no moral authority to say a word on this issue. You had a chance to solve the problem but, because you're corrupt and incompetent you had no clue how to solve it. One could had thought, you would had shut you *F*U*C*K* mouth off, support and make contributions towards Nana's initiatives to find an everlasting solution to this circle of electoral criminal political violence perpetrating by ***barred word*** innocent gullible political sycophant hooligan ZONGO "BOYS" weaponized by NPP and NDC to their criminal political advantage. You've the audacity to criticize what you never made any attempt to solve. ***barred word*** and save Ghanaians the agony of your corruption, incompetence and hypocrisy. Our gullible Zongo "BOYS" are the ultimate losers; both the victims and the perpetrators are brothers from our Zongo communities around Ghana. How come Mahamah and Nana Addoh's children are not joining the ALL DIE BE DIE and BOOT FOR BOOT political criminal hooligan games? Why abusing our Zongo communities? Shame on you.
please what are you looking for?you are too bitter
A f00*00l is always a f00*00l and I'm glad this idi00*t can't convince anyone on his so called house to house! he shouldn't step in my house or family house. Odwanfun! a former president with no sense
Akwatia during the by election was like Syria...... This ford bribe taker must be taken to International Criminal Court in The Hague for murdering Prof Atta Mills..... A joke of an Ex president.....