President John Dramani Mahama never instigated any clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and those of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and any “statements of such allegations are ridiculous”, the Accra Regional Organiser of the NDC, Anthony Nukpenu, has said. He was reacting to comments by the Women’s Organiser of the … Read more
The Women’s Organiser of the main opposition New Patriotic Party, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has accused President John Mahama of being behind the recent violent clash between supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in front of flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo’s private residence at Nima. “He [John … Read more
Syria’s leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains “cautious in judging him”. Bashar al-Assad said Mr Trump would be a “natural ally” if he fulfilled a campaign pledge to fight terrorism. But he said it was “dubious” whether Mr Trump could “live up to … Read more
President John Mahama has blamed the police for Sunday’s clashes between supporters of the NPP and NDC. “Only last Saturday we almost had a clash which was unfortunate, if any of those firearms had been fired and someone had dropped dead it would have been a completely different story. I think we should be preventive … Read more
President John Mahama has said he is not a violent person and, thus, will not be the one to spark any violence in this year’s elections. “By my nature, I’m not a person who encourages violence and I’ll never encourage violence. If any such thing will happen, it will not be because I have provoked … Read more
The British government has condemned political violence in Ghana in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 December. “We condemn all violent acts by the supporters of any political party, including any occurring as a result of holding electoral campaign events close to the private homes of rival candidates,” the British High … Read more