Ernest Owusu-Bempah, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) deputy director of communications, has blasted the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for not having a strong enough campaign platform as the general elections of 2024 draw near.
Instead, he charges that the NDC has resorted to disseminating untruths about the NPP administration.
According to Owusu-Bempah, the NDC is spreading false information about President Akufo-Addo’s administration by utilizing the contentious Agyapadie paper.
He contends that the NDC is using deceit to trick Ghanaians in order to obtain political power.
In a statement titled “The Agyapadie Nonsense and NDC’s Big Political Lie,” Owusu-Bempah urged Ghanaians to see through the NDC’s tactics and recognize their true nature. He emphasized the importance of not placing any value on the NDC’s claims, expressing concern that their approach is designed to manipulate public perception and undermine the achievements of the NPP government. He called for a more honest and issue-based political discourse.
“As Ghana prepares for the 2024 elections, a chorus of leading politicians of the NDC have devised a new strategy to repeatedly shove their big lie down the throat of the average Ghanaian, in the hope that it could reverse their political fortunes which is irredeemably in comatose,” Owusu-Bempah stated.
“That pushback sits at the heart of the fictional publication codenamed ‘Agyapadie’ making the rounds.”
He further highlighted that the 38-page document, lacking an identified author, prominently features the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, on the cover, with President Nana Akufo-Addo and his late father on the subsequent page.
“The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has dismissed the document as pure fiction fabricated by those who have long sought to incite hatred against the Ofori Panin household and Okyeman,” he added.
“But the NDC won’t stop. Even more insidious is how the NDC flagbearer, John Mahama, has waded into the matter, making categorical statements regarding the Agyapadie document. Mahama’s words and actions indicate that he has no regard for our democratic norms,” Owusu-Bempah concluded.
