The ' (NDC) allegations of an imminent plot by a senior ranking member of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Michael Opoku, to rig the 2024 elections have made it to the top trends on X for Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
The NDC, in a press conference on November 19, 2024, alleged that Brigadier General Michael Opoku has been given explicit orders by President and the current NPP government to rig the upcoming general elections in return for further promotions.
According to the NDC, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) has been promised the position of Chief of Defence Staff if he is able to see through the agenda.
He is alleged to have since relocated his family outside the country, among other wild allegations. "In his current position, Brigadier General Michael Opoku has been mandated by President Akufo-Addo to take charge of a well-crafted scheme designed by the NPP to rig the upcoming general elections, particularly in the Ashanti Region, through ballot stuffing, swapping of ballot boxes, swapping of pink sheets, and other clandestine activities starting with the special voting exercise scheduled for December 2 of this year. "Having relocated his family to the United Kingdom, Brigadier General Michael Opoku has vowed to do all it takes to carry out his shady election rigging plot in exchange for the position of Chief of Defence Staff in the unlikely event that the NPP wins the 2024 elections," , National Communications Officer of the NDC, who addressed the conference, stated.