General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is questioning the democratic dispensation under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
His critique is borne out of the brouhaha surrounding the Electoral Commission's resolve to use the identification cards produced by the National Identification Authority (NIA) as a prerequisite tool during the registration exercise for new voter’s identification cards.
“What is the motive behind the idea that apart from the Ashanti Region, none of the regions in the country has been able to register more people with the NIA Card? What we are saying is that the way and manner the NIA has gone about the registration process, if we are to use this card for the new voter’s register, then it means about two million Ghanaians will be disenfranchised in the 2020 general elections”, the NDC General Secretary stated on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show.
“ . . those who were successful to go through the NIA registration have not been able to receive their cards. In Upper East, those who have received their cards are about 6 percent and so 94 percent of those who registered have not yet received their cards. In Upper West, those who have received their cards are 5 percent and 95 percent do not have their cards. In Northern Region, it is 33 percent, Bono East is 11 percent, Bono Region is 10 percent; in Ahafo Region, 8 percent people have received their cards and if you come to Ashanti Region, over 50 percent of the people have received their cards,” he asserted.
Supporting the claim of Major Boakye Gyan of an impending danger in the country, General Mosquito as popularly called, insisted that the obstinate posture of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the NIA's shoddy work are a recipe for civil unrest.
“How can you claim to be practicing democracy when infact you are disenfranchising some people . . . and if someone comes to warn you that what you are doing is a recipe for coup d’état, you rather say that the person is inciting the public . . . why arrest someone who is simply warning you against civil war which might happen due to your activities? Why are we turning Ghana’s democracy upside down?” he bemoaned.
He however warned against the use of intimidation by the Akufo-Addo government to suppress the will of Ghanaians for demanding their democratic rights to take part in the upcoming general elections.
“Nana Addo, you know that we were all part of the People’s Movement For Freedom and Justice; we fought against Acheampong’s regime and other regimes and we thought that once you have become President, you will demonstrate something good that we fought for but your actions as a President are worse than that of a military regime . . . you are bargaining for what you yourself have preached against before,” he chastised the President.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com
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Nketia, it's all because your party cannot misbehave like it was under some previous regimes. SHAME UNTO YOU
The corona alleviation program is not for fraudsters(frauudsters) like you.
OH ASIEDU NKETIA THE OLD COLONIAL GRADUATE EVEN YOUR ENGLISH TELLS A LOT ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION LEVEL.EVEN I FEEL ASHAMED OF CALLING YOURSELF A GHANAIAN POLITICIAN.BO-GU-S TITLE ,CHEAP AFRI-CAN .
Any government anywhere in the world would behave like a military regime if the opposition in that country behaves like a terrorist groups just like what the NDC is doing now.
Because you don't get free fuel to drive around...... Your NDC is not relevant anymore. NDC is an ev!l party.
PANYIN HUNU, PAYIN GIN--GYAN, PAYIN KAW-$IA LIKE ASIEDU NKERTIA. A V1LLAG£ NO HOPE WHO THROUGH THE C0RR===UP+ PROFESSION CALLED POLITICS, IS NOW A SEEMINGLY RELEVANT PERSON IN GHANA. HOW I WISH THE MILITARY WERE IN CHARGE FOR $HAM£LESS PEOPLE LIKE ASIEDU NKETIS TO BE WHIPPED NAKED OUTDOORS, 1NCACERATED WITHOUT CHARGE AND AT BEST TIED AT THE $TAKE AND $=HO+ WITHOU T TRIAL AS HIS PARTY DID TO THE FORMER HEADS OF STATE AND THE GENERALS. THOSE WHO WISH FOR THE DISRUPTI0N ON PEACE IN GHANA LIKE HIM SHOULD BE AWARE THAT, IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE PEACE OF THE MOTHERLAND IS DISTURBED, SOME OF US WILL HUNT THE LIKES OF THE OLD 1D--!0T OUT WHEREVER IN THE WORLD THEY MIGHT BE. SIA HUNU AAAAAKWA.
A dying party (NDC) trying to stay relevant. NDC will lose more seats in parliament in the coming elections. Ghanaians like wise people like Akuffo-Addo to rule the country
This shouldn't have been you, general! As a civilian in the pndc, you definitely might not have been involved in the "excesses". However, you were around to have witnessed the revelations that occurred at the reconciliation. Have you forgotten those soldiers and civilians who were killed because if their affiliations and relations with people whom the pndc disagreed with. I learn they included a younger brother of Maj Boakye Djan (rtd), whom a few days ago was supporting your course with the EC. Are they the period you so much crave for? This is disheartening, general. As an NDC sympathiser, I shall no longer stand by any of our leaders who does not proffer logic and, with due respect General, common sense. God bless us all.
The government Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) is a scam. You don't get any response after entering your annual turnover. So you are left in the blue with no idea whether or not your application has gone through the system. Most of every business entity that registered today is turned down ( Not eligible to this loan ). I hope it will not be a party thing or for the rich only. Reliable sources indicate the fund has already been allocated to party faithfuls.
Is Aseidu Nketiah saying Ghanaians don't know the difference between the military and democratic rule? He should go and ask Mr Rawlings and his PNDC/ NDC for the answer.