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General News of Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Source: ghanaguardian.com
2019-02-05
Deputy of Assin's Central District, Kennedy Agyapong
Hon Kennedy Agyapong, MP for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Assin's central district, said he strongly supported the remarks of "president president," former president John Mahama.
Mr. Mahama was shot and wounded in the by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon after members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) threatened his party to run in the elections. 2020 legislative elections.
"We are not going to be joking in 2020, and I throw a warning to the NPP – we will match them boot by boot. . . I want to warn that NDC has a revolutionary root and that when it comes to unleashing violence, no one can beat us. We simply want to keep the democracy of this country in mind and that is why we must be the first to respect it. That's why we act as a docile party and respectful of the rule of law. But if we believe that the government can not protect our people and use its self-defense groups and its illegal forces to intimidate, harbad and hurt our people, we may have to advise ourselves, "he said. said Mr. Mahama.
The comment sparked a public outcry with the President of the Peace Council, Reverend Emmanuel Asante, who urged the former president to apologize.
But reacting to the question, the firebrand MP said he believed in John Mahama's claim.
"I believe in Mahama's starter comment. Let's go all to start and everyone will see its level of softness, "he told Adom TV's Badwam show.
Ken Agyapong said, in reaction to the words of Allotey Jacobs, one of the teammates, that former President Mahama was right.
He said, however, that electoral violence must stop because it is slowing down business.
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