“The President is going all over the world talking about Ghana, talking about peace and talking about democracy.
And in his cabinet, around the cabinet table at which he is presiding, are people who instigate violence – purveyors of violence, sitting around his cabinet table. He doesn’t care.
He doesn’t have the strength of character to reprimand them, and tell them to stop what they are doing. He is simply looking on unconcerned. Does this mean he endorses this kind of conduct?”
These were the words of the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, whilst campaigning in Hwidiem, in the Asutifi South constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region, on Thursday, November 10, 2016.
Nana Akufo-Addo made these comments on the back of consistent attacks against NPP members in Asutifi South being perpetrated by Hon. Collins Dauda, MP for the constituency and Minister for Local Government, and, also, on the back of the recent assault of NPP members in Odododiodioo led by MP for the constituency and Minister for Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye.
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that this kind of leadership, being displayed by President Mahama, is not the kind needed to move Ghana forward and return her on the path of progress and prosperity.
“No one should see himself or herself above the law. We don’t want any trouble in Ghana. Those who think that violence, through the use of guns and machetes, is the only path to which they can succeed should have a good rethink, because it will not succeed, he added.”
With residents of Hwidiem and surrounding towns living in fear as a result of atrocities and acts of intimidation being meted out to them by Hon. Collins Dauda, the NPP flagbearer condemned these acts, explaining that they have no place in a democracy.
Nana Akufo-Addo wondered what kind of man would resort to the use of violence against a woman in a contest.
“You (Collins Dauda) are contesting a woman, and you’re having to employ guns, harmful weapons and the use of macho men in order to win? It is a shame and a disgrace. What kind of a man are you then? You are employing all of these shameful tactics, not against a fellow man, but, against a woman. This is a disgrace. When such things happen, it means you have already lost,” he said.
Nana Akufo-Addo was confident that, regardless of these “shameful” tactics being employed by Hon. Collins Dauda, residents of Hwidiem and Asutifi South will vote out the NDC, in both presidential and parliamentary elections.
The NPP flagbearer noted that “the people of Asutifi South will not allow themselves to be cowed by violence, nor will they allow violent people to superintend over them. No one can be kept away from voting. Everybody is going to have the chance to cast their vote in this election.
Nana Akufo-Addo urged the electorate not to be complacent, in the belief that the NPP has already won the election.
“We don’t want that. Until the ballots are cast and counted, we should not be complacent. If you want change, you have to go and vote for the change,” he concluded.
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Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Ndc shu.t up,these are the reason why we are voting you out.You tag the man as violent but his actions over the years makes us to believe,you were just lying.The Question again is which matured man goes into contest with a woman and uses machetes,stones,guns? Asey we will vote you out simple
You Nana Addo Trump have "VIOLENT" in your DNA
Nana ado paaaaaa something evil is chasing you. You doing some reasonable campaign devoid of some these unfortunate comment, now you going to reopen this violence message for Ndc to pounce on you for the last few weeks and bring back the debate of you being voilent that seem to have died down. You can simply say you will make sure your ministers are decent personalities. As soon as you use the word violence, you now opening old wounds and they will surely attack you so hard on it, because people have portrayed you voilent for a long time and a lot of people are no more interested in it. However if you bring up, it's a different ball game together. This is like you accusing JJ of smoking weed when everyone know your history as heavyweight in weed smoking. Stay on message and don't even go there. I will not be surprised when the babies with sharp teeth begin to reopen vehemently all those old all die be die stories, drug stories etc and load it on you. When they go low you need to go high.
I HEARD THIS TAPE AND I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING. OVER THIS SMEAR CAMPAIGN. .... VIOLENT???? THEN I SALUTE THE PRESIDENT FOR HAVING SUCH CHARACTERS AROUND HIM. BUT HE HAS TAME THEM.... WHAT ABOUT YOU??? EVEN AS OLD AS YOU ARE,,, YOU COULD CONCEIVE THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN BE HARMED,,, SO YOU BROUGHT IN MERCS AND TERRORISTS TO PROVIDE SECURITY,, WHILE YOU CARRY OUT YOUR EVIL AGENDA TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT AND HIS HENCHMEN. AND IF YOUR HIRELINGS COULD NOT PENETRATE THE WATER TIGHT SECURITY OF THE PRESIDENT,,, YOU CALLED THEM VIOLENT??? THE FAILED ATTEMPTS BY JOHN BOADU TO KILL COLLINS DAUDA,, AND SOME GUY TO KILL THE PRESIDENT IS STILL FRESH IN THE MINDS OF GHANAIANS,,, INCLUDING THE NUMEROUS DEATHS IN THE NPP WHICH WERE ORCHESTRATED BY YOU AS WELL. AND YOU SHAMELESSLY TALK ABOUT VIOLENT???? YOUR PARENTS ARE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PALE RIVER....
BARAWO MAHAMA HAS NO GBEWA TO CALL HIS VIOLENT MINISTERS AND FOOLSOLDIERS TO ORDER BECOS THAT IS PART OF THE PLAN TO RIG THE ELECTIONS. WITH HELP FROM BRIBED CHARLOTTE OSEI NDC PLANS TO SNATCH BALLOT BOXES, FILL THEM WITH THEIR ALREADY-THUMBPRINTED BALLOTS, BEAT UP AND ATTACK THEIR POLITICAL OPPONENTS SO THAT PEOPLE WILL BE SCARED TO GO OUT AND VOTE. BUT THEY LIE BAD! INSHA ALLAHU GHANA PEOPLE WILL FACE NDC BOOT FOR BOOT AND KICK OUT BARAWO MAHAMA AND HIS GANG OF KILAS OUT.
Wonder shall never end". Nana Addo saying Mahama working with violent men ? God have mercy. I am short of words in describing those surrounding him. Infact, the men working with Nana Addo are not only violent but are also death squads.
Evil NDC
These ***barred word*** should be voted out of power with their ***barred word*** president
Hi Nana Ado, please don't go there, you are by yourself the picture of violence, your face itself is violence, "all die be die" is violence, infant the entire NPP under Nana is violence, you wanted to make Ghana ungovernable just because of greediness. At this age you should be on pension but you are still competing with your grandchildren and sometimes organising violent demonstrations across Ghana, London, USA. You are born violent.
hmmmmm, nothing is permanent on this earth, as for me i love you paaa, i never thought you will be sooooo power drunk and be that violent, hmmmm, dont say i didnt warn you oooooooooh, hmmmm, time changes, oooooooooooooh, hmmm, think of your wife naa, and your lovely kids, hmmmmm, what goes round come back, hmmm, if not you today, may be your children tomorrow, hmmmmm, take care my friend and mate