Vice president Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has suggested some opponents of the National Democratic Congress are plotting to rig this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7.
In a statement that is likely to generate controversy, the vice president urged the NDC supporters and sympathizers to be extra vigilant on the day of the elections in order to safeguard the interest of the party.
“I will urge all of you to be extra vigilant. NDC needs help. On December 7, some people will try to cheat the NDC. Be very vigilant to ensure no one succeeds in cheating us,” he told party supporters at Asawase constituency at the weekend.
This was during his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region.
But in a sharp rebuttal, the Deputy Communications Director of the NPP, Anthony Karbo has called for immediate investigations into this allegation, since according to him, is a serious matter
“We condemn them in all sense and we think that the security agencies will have to hold the vice president to give further and better particulars to this comments; they have to take serious view of this comments,” he said on Accra-based 3 FM.
He added: “It is unfortunate the vice president is accusing the position of a sinister plan to rig this election. This is pathetic because the vice president is the head of the security agencies in this country and one would have expected that he would have guarded himself with comments that he will be making”
However, the Ashanti Regional branch of the NDC has strongly defended the comments by Mr Amissah-Arthur, and rejected calls for an investigation into the matter.
Its Deputy Secretary, Mr Kwame-Zu explained the vice president was right in his call. “To the extent that he (Anthony Karbo) is requesting that the security agencies should investigate the issue, we don’t need any investigation, it is common knowledge that the NPP itself cannot put its house in order,” he said.
“This is not a political party that is committed to decent campaigns in winning an election.
They have not for a long period now shown a clear demonstration towards how they can unseat the sitting government,” he added.
Source: 3news.com
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OH ! He can Talk , I'm 😳😳😳 .
Karbo,do you have something still left in your head?Just about two weeks ago,Ken Agyapong said NDC has hatched 25 plans to rig the elections.Did you call for the security agents to probe him?When Ken said the EC chair got her job through unorthodox means,you supported him by saying that Ken does not say anything unless he has a prove. When Ken later said he was joking,did you even see it fit to apologise for yourself and on his behalf since Ken even after our party has asked him to aplogise according to Nana Akomea refused to do so.Karbo you are an expired brand. Stop polluting the air.
SOME OF THE FANTI MEN TALK ***barred word***, AND THIS MAN IS THE FIRST MOST ***barred word*** VIC PRESIDENT EVER...
kumasi....childish talk amissah arthur,dont let your party influence you
***barred word*** talk.@ Amissah Arthur
What a strange world we live in today !!!!!!!!!; Amissah -Arthur telling people that some people wish to rig the elections ; WHAT AN ANANSE STORY FROM THIS ULESS FANTE MAN !!!!!!!! but then does not ask himself who paid and appointed Mrs Charlotte Osei to do everything possible to impose this thiff from the North Called Jon Mahama ; the truth of the matter is that the conditios that prevailed and enabled NDC to bring in voters from Togo ; Burkina and Ivory Coast to vote for Jon Mahama and the NDC does not exist any more !!!!!! ; NPP are now very vigilant !!!!!!!!; everybody is very alert because this time the MOTTO IS -NO COURT HEARING AGAIN FOR JUSTICE ATUGUBA TO TAKE MONIES FROM JON MAHAMA AND IMPOSE JON MAHAMA ON GHANAIANS AGAIN !!!!!!!!!; WHAT HAVE GHANAIANS GOT TO LOSE THIS TIME !!!!!!!!!!IF THEY GET RID OF JON MAHAMA !!!!!!!!!
See who is talking.
At the Helm of affairs as the person in charge of the financial management of this country for 4 years, little did we hear from you and little did you do to counteract the hardship that we face in this country . Now you are very busy jumping from one region to another runing your big mouth. Massa come back to Accra to manage the mess of an economy that you have created.