The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has responded to comments made by the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who reportedly declared that his team would storm Akwatia with "machetes and cutlasses." Speaking at the General Meeting of the University of Ghana chapter of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (UG-TEIN) on Friday, July 18, 2025, Osman Ayariga criticised the NPP's posture, describing it as unnecessary and provocative. "I heard the National Youth Organiser two or three days ago saying they will come to Akwatia with cutlasses," he said. "I said we don't need cutlasses to clear the air.
All we need is hand sanitiser, because it's a virus.
The whole party is a virus." He suggested that the NDC's presence alone was enough to deter any intimidation, stating, "Our presence there alone will let them run.
So they can come with their cutlasses, we will come with our ten fingers and ten toes." He added that any attempt of aggression from the other side would not go unanswered. "They will run with their cutlasses and their machetes.
