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The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has expressed concern over the future of Ghana due to recent political developments.
Kwesi Pratt’s concern follows a statement made by the Minister of Food and Agriculture who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Abetifi in the Eastern region Bryan Acheampong.
The Minister is on record as saying that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not hand over power to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The other issue being the appointment of pro-NPP official to the Electoral Commission office by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on April 12, 2023, he stressed that Bryan Acheampong’s statement could create an atmosphere of tension and uncertainty in the country, especially in the lead-up to the general elections.
He added that the statement was not in line with democratic principles and could undermine the peaceful transfer of power in the country as well as create a perception of bias and erode public confidence in the fairness and integrity of the electoral process.
“I am frightened for the future of Ghana; I’m really frightened for the future of Ghana.
“…we have gone a step further, a card-bearing professor, swearing in as a member of the electoral commission. So, it gives more meaning to the threats of not handling over under any circumstance.
“If there is an election dispute and this gentleman is sitting on the electoral commission, how are we going to resolve it? So, when you listen to this gentleman who has just been appointed unto the electoral commission and you get a leading member of the government, in fact, a cabinet minister says that we would never hand over power to the NDC, what conclusion comes to mind after listening to this gentleman?
“So even the statement that Bryan Acheampong made, which ought to be placed in the context of this development, is even worse. The statement gets more meaning, it gets amplifications if you add all of these considerations.
“Look we are accelerating at an unprecedented pace into Armageddon, that is what is happening, I mean what is this?
“I am really scared about the future of this country. And I think that all right-thinking people must be very scared about the future of our country.
“But Randy (host) jokes aside, we should be worried about the future of our country, I’m very deeply worried,” he said.
According to Bryan Acheampong, the ruling New Patriotic Party will use all of its resources to win the general elections in 2024.
He claims that because the NPP is not prepared to cede power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), his party will be well-prepared for the election.
He furthered that the NPP has the men to compete head-to-head with the opposition in the elections of 2024.
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