The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairperson has urged Ghanaians to take all necessary precautions to preserve the democracy and stability of their nation.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia contends that citizens must have the guts to speak out against actions that could destabilize the nation.
We have never experienced this level of democratic stability for such a long time, so we should respect it and not take it lightly, he said.
The comments were made by Mr. Nketia on Wednesday in Accra at the swearing-in ceremony for the new National Executive Committee (NEC) and Political Committee members of the party.
Professor Joshua Alabi, Dr. Samuel Sarpong, and Mr. Abdul Rauf Khalid serve as Vice Chairmen of the NEC, together with Mr. Edudzi Tamakloe as Director of Legal Affairs and Dr. Edward Omane Boamah as Director of Elections.
The Party’s efforts to regain control in 2024 were reflected in the appointment and installation of the directors.
The removal of at least eight democratically elected administrations by military juntas in the West African subregion, according to Mr. Nketia, who vowed the NDC’s commitment to democratic ideals, must be a major concern for everyone.
He expressed concerns for the state of the nation as a result, and accused the current administration of undermining national institutions like the Bank of Ghana.
“As a nation, we have never descended to this low a point where we are unable to service, let alone pay, our debt. This level of corruption, where you can eat as much as you want for $10, has never been reached before.
“On paper, our country’s central bank does not exist at this time, and our security services have been politically compromised.
“The least said about our justice system the better and in all this, what helps to stabilise nations in crisis like this is the freedom to demonstrate because when people are frustrated and they get the opportunity to vent out their feelings, it’s a way of preventing an explosion, but that right too is being trampled upon,” he said.
Mr Nketia advised the Electoral Commission against adopting policies and programmes that could disenfranchise Ghanaians, particularly the youth, and undermine the country’s political stability.
“I am calling on civil society organisations, opinion leaders, faith-based organisations to bring pressure to bear on the government to make sure that the last right of the youth to cast their ballot and to determine their leaders are not taken away from them, because when you block peaceful avenues of change you are inviting violent avenues of change,” he stated.
He charged the newly sworn-in national executives to work tirelessly to ensure the Party’s victory in the December 2024 elections.
Mr Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary of the NDC, also tasked new executives to put the Party’s interests ahead of their personal ambitions to ensure victory.
