We Firmly Believe In Democracy But We Won't Be Cheated - Akufo-Addo

New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said the though the NPP are firm believers in democracy, they were not going to allow themselves to be cheated by anyone.

 

“The NPP is a firm believer in democracy. The founding fathers of our political tradition, some of whom died bitterly and tragically in prison without trial in defence of their principles, fought for multi-party democracy. We, the adherents of this tradition, will not be the ones to undermine democracy. We will surely educate our supporters, but we will not allow anyone to cheat us. That will never happen", he reiterated.

Nana Addo made the statement when he he paid a courtesy call on the newly installed Paramount Chief of Kumawu, Barima Safo Tweneboa Kodua, classfmonline reported

Functionaries of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) including its Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho, have since last Sunday's arrest of the South African ex-police officers invited by the NPP train the party's security personnel questioned the party and  its flagbearer's commitment to peace with Mr Anyidoho accusing the opposition of bringing 'mercenaries' into the country with the intention to cause chaos in the upcoming general elections.

But Nana Addo,  in an apparent response to these  accusations, described the attempt tag him as violent as “crude propaganda” being peddled by elements within the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

“Everyone in Ghana will attest to the fact that I am a very patient man. Patience is one of my characteristics. I am not and have never been a violent person. Opponents, for their selfish political interests, spew out falsehoods all in their bid to smear my reputation. It has not worked, and it will not work because Ghanaians have seen through the lies,” he noted.

He added, “if I was truly a violent person, in 2012, I could, perhaps, have caused an inferno to engulf the nation in the aftermath of the disputed election results of 2012, and the close nature of the Supreme Court’s election petition verdict. I love Ghana more than myself, and that is why nothing of that sort happened.”