Minority Chief Whip Warns Against Election Rigging and Violence

Kwame Governs Agbodza, Minority Chief Whip, has cautioned the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) against any attempts to destabilize the country or use force to influence the election outcome.

“I’m talking about my colleague in Parliament, Bryan Acheampong, threatening that the sea will burn because they are going to try to rig the election. I have a simple message for you, my colleague, as you have been defeated in the hostile overtake of the hotels belonging to SSNIT, you will surely fail,” Agbodza said.

He warned, “If you attempt to use force to do anything, this is Adaklu, we can tell you, you dare not try anything on the life of any Ghanaian. You cannot threaten Ghanaians, your party will lose and you will be the first to run away.”

Agbodza accused the NPP of planning to use violence to rig the upcoming elections, as they allegedly did in 2020. “President Mahama will win and President Akufo-Addo will have to hand over to him and your party has no business trying to hold on to power… Your Excellency, that they are planning to do what they did in 2020, by orchestrating the murder of 8 Ghanaians during an election which has never happened before, I am saying, if you are a security personnel or those being trained by my colleague Bryan Acheampong and co, at least, the boundaries of Volta Region, before you cross with that mindset, be prepared that, in self-defence, you might become the victim. This is a promise, it is not a threat.”

This comes after Bryan Acheampong’s recent remarks at a campaign rally in Nsawam, where he declared, “I have said that whether the NDC likes it or not, they will never win the 2024 elections. The NPP exists to win elections. So, we would do whatever it takes to win the elections. We are a political party that has pastors, imams, and traditionalists, so whatever means we would take to win the elections, we would do so. ‘Burn the sea if you don’t understand, we’ll win and continue with our good works.”