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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When will this guy say something sensible?
are you telling us of your plans to rig? God always makes the bad blind and deaf when he needs them to be exposed.Thank God you will be out of Job after 7/1/17
This guy is a disgrace with his st*pidity. I know understand why the Volta youth didn't want him to be the running mate,since he assume ndc campaign he has never spoken sense, he has neve explained to the people why they should be giving another term but rather ethnocentric comments and nons*nse nkoaa. If John mahama is relying on this guy for votes them he should just have some shots and sleep. He has exposed his ignorance to the extent that Agya Koo can pull more crowd than this guy. His Ashanti campaign has been a big disaster that I'm afraid if even ndc would get 300,000 votes because the people see him as a joker with no sense.Ashantis want to hear how Ghana's money was used ,they want to hear how much loans you got and what you used it for,they want to know the internally generated funds they've played big role has been utilised,but he go there to tell them about President Kuffuor and Nana and do you know the two more than the Ashantis? This man is a fo*l no wonder his boss used us*less for him at Sunyani and I give the Volta Youth their stone. Weii !!
Pk,BETTER HIDE SOMEWHERE I WONDER. BUT ASK YOUR PARTY BECAUSE THEY ARE CAPABLE AND READY TO RIG.GOD WILL JUDGE US ALL!
This man hasn't said anything sensible since he started campaigning. Clearly Ghana is in trouble with men like this.
This shoe licking veep is trying hard to impress his coach mahama,instructing him to punch harder from all angles before the d.day but you can clearly see his punches are not landing and is hating below belt he looks outdated,rusty and he is trying hard to hold on to power ,his opponents has left him with bruises all over and with only one killer punch from his opponent which is looming near this man will visit the canvas and am afraid it shall take days to resurrect him
So Karbo was dead when Wontumi was saying he will rig the elections huh?
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NDC are the ones with plans to rig the 2016 elections. They will always plan and bring out the information as if someone else is doing it, when in fact, they are the ones doing it. it will not work in their favour this time around.