North Tongu lawmaker, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the discussions around the "state capture" should be based on a nationalistic and patriotic view, not partisanship. He told the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor that the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) governments cannot share in the "state capture" of resources. Ablakwa says that the NDC rejects completely the attempt by the Minister to align them with the state capture practices. He further states that there is a need to be concerned about the loss of state lands even if it started happening during the Rawlings regime. He was reacting to the Lands Minister who had refuted claims that lands belonging to the judicial service were sold under the Akufo-Addo.