Members of the Ashanti Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Taskforce, who were deployed for election security during the 2024 elections, have expressed dissatisfaction with what they describe as neglect by the party leadership.

According to the taskforce, despite the life-threatening risks they took to secure votes for the party in the region against what they claim was a well-coordinated security apparatus of the then-ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) the NDC has failed to acknowledge their efforts or even extend a word of appreciation.

Frustrated by the lack of recognition, the group held a press conference in Kumasi, calling on the ruling government to reward their loyalty.

Commander of the Ashanti NDC Security Taskforce, Maxwell Hope, addressed the media, saying: "We want to extend our greetings to President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Prof.