According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), opposition parties would work to prevent a coup in Ghana.
According to the NDC’s chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, military takeovers in various sub-regional nations are concerning.
Mr Nketiah told party members at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday to swear in eleven NDC members who had been selected to serve as National Executive Committee members that opposition parties will defend the country’s stability.
“The happenings in the sub-region are not pleasant. Our perception is that opposition groups will always collaborate with military adventurists to stage coup d’état. But in Ghana, the story is different.”
“We in the opposition pride ourselves as the architects of this democratic consolidation, as the architects of the stability we are enjoying. We in the opposition are the architects. And so, we are ready to protect it and to protect the constitution we have signed into action,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Mr Nketiah challenged the new executives to rise to the occasion, saying, “Comrades, you are rising today as patrons, and the work you will be doing is daunting, but we trust that you will be able to live up to the challenge.” There is no way to form a ruling team that will represent everyone, and we are aware that this composition has flaws.
“But we are appealing to our party’s rank and file that this is a call to duty and not an honour. Wherever you are, you can find a way to help achieve the same purpose whether you are sworn in today or not.”
