The national chairman and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Portuphy has revealed that he had planned to vent his vengeance on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) when they lost power in 2008 but late President John Evans Atta Mills prevented him from doing so.
According to him, the NPP government under former president Kufuor put him on leave without pay for eight years and had wanted to reciprocate the same treatment with the then NPP members in similar public offices.
“I was full of vengeance but Mills schooled me to stop”, he said, adding that “I was put on leave without pay for eight years.”
Mr Portuphy made the revelation when he addressed a press conference organised by the party in Accra on Thursday.
The purpose of the press conference was to address issues along the lines of "lawlessness, insecurity, and government-backed terrorism in the country," Mr Portuphy explained.
The obviously angry opposition leader said it was unacceptable to govern a country where public servants suspected to be members of the opposition parties are sacked from their place of work.
According to him, the path the Akufo-Addo led government had chosen to sack public servants believed to be loyalists of the NDC was dangerous to the country’s democratic governance and the civil service.
“We cannot have a public service filled with only NPP members”, he said, adding that the power would resist any attempt by the NPP government to sack NDC civil servants.
Mr Portuphy said the least the Akufo-Addo led administration could do for Ghanaians was to allow Ghanaians to suffer in peace than to suffer in turmoil if his government cannot solve their problems.
According to him, since Akufo-Addo took over the administration of the country, many Ghanaians lhave ived under the shadow of fear.
Source: Daily Graphic
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it is unfortunate NPP is trending that way but if l should ask, didn't you also went along that path some years back? little did you know the table will also turn in just a matter of time.
"NDC civil servants"? Portuphy, I thought you were 'seensiible' and wise!!! It is people like you who expose our noble region to ridicule. None of you from our region who is leading the party now seems to speak to issues and fact!!! why? why? I now see why you hatrereed is consuming you. Cool down ... I think really that NDC need new leaders, not these present vengeeeful lot!
so cant someone arrest this guy for us....ahhh NPP...
He must play a lead role in horror movies....what a face !!
Atta Mills stopped you and you guys ganged up and killed him in cold blood after you realised you will loose the 2012 elections. Tell us if you were paid by the criminal NDC gang for the 8 years you were on leave.... NDC t.h.i.e..ves
So u ppl haven't changed your uuuseless propaganda at all even in opposition? Haven't u thick heads learnt anything? The very actions that sent u straight to opposition is still held dear? These recklessness, irresponsible and pathetic behaviour of yours will seat you comfortably in opposition for a very very long time. How can an old man talk like this? U guys can go to hell for all we care. Ghana does not belong to ndc. Pathetic morons
PORTUFI, YOU ARE A BAAASTAAARD!!! AYIGBENI, QUAASHIA!!!! BRING IT ON AND WE WILL COME AND DEAL WITH YOU IN YOUR HOUSE OPPOSITE NII KWATE'S HOUSE!!!! ENVY, HATRED, JEALOUSY, BLATANT LIES AND PREPOSTEROUS ASSUMPTIONS WHICH DEFY COMMONSENSE ARE YOUR STOCK-IN-TRADE!!! WE GHANAIANS ARE NOT ***barred word*** TO LISTEN YOUR TIRADE OF STUUPIIDITY AND TRIBALISM!!! ONLY EWES RE ARE HARRASSING NANA AKUFFO-ADDO. WE FANTES AND ASHANTIS TOO HAVE TAKEN NOTICE AND REMEMBER WE WILL DRIVE YOU BAAASTAARDS INTO THE SEA AT KETSA I9F THIS ***barred word*** DOESNT STOP!!!!
YOU CAN ***barred word*** AND RAVE AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE, THE REALITY IS THAT YOU ARE CONSUMED BY HATRED,ENVY AND TRIBAL BIGOTRY WHICH IS THE HALLMARK OF MOST EWES. THE LIKES OF KOFI ADAMS, THIS OLD POTOFOOL, THE BLOATED KOKU ANYIDOHO, STAN DOGBE, KOBBY FIAGBE, SUPPORTED BY THE DISAPPEARED AMETOR QUARME, DZIFA ATTIVOR OF KON,KON,KON,KON FAME, AND THEIR RENTED PRESS. TRUTH MUST BE TOLD AS IT IS, UNTIL AND UNLESS YOU EWES STOP THE UNBRIDLED HATRED FOR AKANS, YOU WILL NOT MAKE SENSE IN YOUR ARGUMENTS. THE DEEP INHERITED HATRED IN YOUR GENES HAS CLOUDED YOUR SENSE OF REASONING AND SO INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO WHATEVER THE MESSAGE IS, YOU SIMPLY GO FOR THE MESSENGER JUST BECAUSE HE IS AN AKAN. I AM AT A LOSS WHY THIS OLD FFUULLL HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED TO HELP IN THE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE RECENT KILLINGS SINCE HE SAYS HE HAS EVIDENCE. KAN DAPAAH SHOULD BE UP AND DOING OR QUIT.
Mr. Portuphy, stop hating Akans cos whatever you do they will prevail. God has bless them. We Ewes only grow Okra and garden eggs in our region. Allow the Akans to rule Ghana
Vengeance, who cares about your vengeance. important b.ustard