The National Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has launched a scathing attack on the government of President John Dramani Mahama, accusing it of eroding Ghana’s democratic institutions and constitutional governance.
In a statement shared on Thursday July 30, Nana B, who is also seeking election as the NPP’s National First Vice Chairman, alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has systematically weakened the country’s democratic foundations since assuming office.
According to him, the Mahama-led government has “succeeded in undermining almost every single index of good constitutional governance in Ghana.”
He listed what he described as eight major concerns, beginning with what he claimed was interference in the judiciary.
He further accused the government of engaging in selective justice by allegedly targeting political opponents while allowing members of the ruling NDC to go unpunished.
Nana B also alleged that state institutions have been weaponised to intimidate and harass members of the opposition.
He further criticised what he described as the hurried reintroduction of a “decried public tribunal system,” claiming it is intended to persecute political opponents.
The NPP National Organiser also accused the government of suppressing free speech and criminalising dissent.
He argued that law enforcement agencies have imposed repressive and excessive bail conditions on opposition figures as a means of political harassment.
Another allegation raised by Nana B was what he described as a “veiled third-term agenda” allegedly being orchestrated by President Mahama, although he did not provide evidence to support the claim.
“Without doubt, our democracy is under siege and all well-meaning Ghanaians must rise to defend it,” he stated.
He concluded his message by announcing that a “massive protest” would soon be organised, although he did not disclose the date, venue or further details of the planned demonstration.
The comments add to the growing political tensions between the governing NDC and the opposition NPP, with both parties increasingly trading accusations over governance, the administration of justice and the state of Ghana’s democratic institutions.
By 1960news.com
