Akufo-Addo and the NPP gave National Awards to Killers and Murderers – Asiedu Nketia lashes out – Ghana News On-line
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has fiercely criticized President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for what he describes because the undeserved conferment of nationwide honors on controversial figures.
Speaking on the commemoration of the thirty first December Revolution in Nungua on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, Asiedu Nketia labeled the awards ceremony as a “charade” and accused the NPP of rewarding people with questionable information.
He singled out recipients corresponding to Hawa Koomson and Bryan Acheampong, accusing them of misconduct.
“How would anybody with his head properly screwed on honor someone like Hawa Koomson, who shoots at people, or Bryan Acheampong? For the NPP, there is nothing wrong with pulling guns and shooting,” he stated.
Asiedu Nketia argued that state honors must be reserved for people of distinction, not these he known as “vigilante boys and girls.”
He additional acknowledged that by giving such awards, the Akufo-Addo administration was sending a harmful message to the youth that looting state sources and interesting in violence is suitable conduct.
The NDC Chairman known as for the institution of an impartial committee to find out who really deserves nationwide awards, fairly than leaving the method to what he termed “the whims and caprices” of individuals like president Akufo-Addo..
A “Second Revolution”
Asiedu Nketia additionally characterised the NDC’s victory within the 2024 basic elections as a “second revolution,” attributing it to the Akufo-Addo administration’s mismanagement of the financial system and widespread struggling amongst Ghanaians. He emphasised the necessity for sturdy establishments over strongmen in rebuilding the nation.
“There is no doubt about the broken economy, which we have to fix. What we need to reset is the values that define us as a people,” he famous.
Call for Unity and Patience
Other audio system on the occasion, together with NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey and Klottey Korle MP Zanetor Rawlings, known as for occasion unity and endurance. Kwetey urged supporters to keep away from lobbying for positions prematurely, assuring them {that a} profitable authorities would profit everybody.
The ceremony, which commemorated the revolutionary spirit of December 31, 1981, served as a platform for the NDC management to stipulate their imaginative and prescient for the “Better Ghana Agenda” below John Mahama’s incoming administration whereas critiquing the insurance policies and actions of the outgoing Akufo-Addo-led authorities.
Source: ghananewsonline.com.gh
