National Chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has declared that the party will not extend congratulations to President Akufo-Addo following his 2020 victory.
His remark is in response to the President’s claim during a speech delivered ahead of the Constitution Day celebration that former President John Dramani Mahama is yet to congratulate him after four years of winning the election.
Although the former President has come out to refute the claim, the Leadership of the NDC has defended the party’s stance on not congratulating the President.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah, at a press brief held on Monday, January 8, 2024, in commemoration of Constitution Day, noted that the NDC will not congratulate individuals who resort to murder as a means to secure political power in Ghana.
“We will not congratulate anybody who murders Ghanaians to secure power,” Johnson Asiedu Nketiah said.
Addressing the media, Nketiah expressed deep concern over the alleged use of violence in the pursuit of political objectives.
He emphasized that the NDC, as a party committed to democratic principles, condemns any form of violence or harm inflicted on Ghanaians for political gain.
He further noted that the NDC will fish out and bring to book petrators of the December 7, 2020, elections which resulted in the loss of eight lives.