The controversial “all die be die†comments made by the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has found its way into the classroom.
A question in a Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) English Language mock exercise of the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region stated that Nana Addo was also known as ‘all-die-be-die’.
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The development is said to have angered officials of the Ghana Education Service, who have vowed to launch an investigation into the matter.
Nana Addo made the ‘all-die-be-die’ remarks in the heat of the 2012 election campaign.
Speaking to party faithful at a rally in Koforidua in 2011, he said: "We need to be bold and courageous for 2012 because Ghanaians need us to come to power.
Nana Addo accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of intimidating people during the Atiwa by-election.
He said despite the "intimidation and violence" perpetrated by agents of the NDC, the people in the Atiwa constituency resisted them and came out in their numbers to send a clear message that the NDC was very unpopular by voting massively against it.
Nana added that it would take the courage exhibited by the people of Atiwa to unseat the NDC in the election, urging his supporters to be very courageous to defend what he termed the will of the people.
Nana Addo said: "They have the intention to intimidate us in 2012 because they believe that we are soft and cowards. If that is the thinking, then we shall see. At least, during the Atiwa by-election, we showed them something small.
"You must understand that this party was formed by courageous people. Our leaders who formed this party that has now become the biggest political movement in Ghana were not cowards. So in 2012 we need to be courageous because all 'die be die'. All die be die."
The NPP flagbearer's comments were condemned by some members of the public, who accused him of inciting his supporters to violence and threatening the security of the country.
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