NDC holding the nation to ransom thinking they are blackmailing NPP – Buaben Asamoa

Yaw Buaben Asamoa, Spokesperson for independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has said that the conditions that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given in order to sign the peace pact amounts to blackmailing the nation.

He says that the NDC thinks that they are ‘fighting’ the governing New Patritoc Party (NPP0 but in actual sense, they are blackmailing the nation.

His comments come at a time when the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has enumerated some conditions that need to be fulfilled before the party will consider signing the Peace Pact being championed by the National Peace Council ahead of the December 7 elections.

Mr Nketia had said earlier that the party would not be part of any Peace Pact relating to the forthcoming national elections.

He contended that previous Peace Pacts that they were party to, did not yield the desired results.

Speaking during a meeting with members of the National Peace Council at the party’s headquarters on August 20, Mr Nketia outlined the conditions as follows:

“1. Let us see the full implementation of the investigations of the incident that occurred at Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency during the by election.

3. We want to see prosecution for the printing of ballot papers. We have not heard anything on it. We want to see action otherwise they will do it again.

4. The case of missing IT Equipment from the warehouse of the EC must be looked into. We believe they are not missing. Where are the equipment when the suspects were caught? Our confidence in the EC has been shaken. You need to put our hearts at rest that nothing untoward is happening with our IT systems. Look into it. Appointments to the EC too. We raised issues with that. We produced evidence that they were full of NPP people. They are still at the EC

6. ?We want to see the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chief Justice (CJ), Attorney-General (A-G) and National Security Coordinator sign the peace pact before we see and sign that document,” Mr Nketia requested.

But speaking on the Big Issue on TV3 Wednesday August 21, Buaben Asamoa, a former Director of Communications of the NPP said “The NDC is blackmailing the nation thinking they are blackmailing the NPP, they are still thinking duopoly

He added “The NDC is not laying these conditions in the benefits of Ghanains. It should not be a conditionality.”

“Their conditions would be more beneficial to the nation if they didn’t make it conditional pre-2024 elections.”

“What is their end game for these conditions? He asked.

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