The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is recruiting thugs to disrupt the upcoming election this December.
Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, the National Organiser of the NPP, made this allegation against the NDC during a counter-press conference held at the party's headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, November 20. "Information available to the NPP reveals that several months ago, the NDC has been training thugs in various communities, including Obuasi East constituency, under the guise of private security training.
These individuals are being prepared to disturb the electoral process, particularly in the Ashanti region, which is the NPP's stronghold," he alleged.
He further claimed that, in recent times, the NPP has discovered that the NDC is supporting illegal miners to cause confusion in the elections. "The NDC committee on mining, led by one Tony Aubynn, former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, held a secret meeting with some NDC-affiliated small-scale miners at the conference hall of Mawuli Hotel in the Obuasi West municipality.
