Bryan Acheampong
The battle lines for Ghana’s 2024 general elections have been drawn, with fiery exchanges between the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) with Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and Minister of Food and Agriculture, who has made a defiant claim that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will secure victory in the 2024 general elections “at all costs.” dismissing the NDC’s chances entirely.
Speaking before a charged crowd at an NPP rally in Nsawam, Acheampong, who has faced scrutiny over his attempt to acquire a controlling stake in four SSNIT-owned hotels through his Rock City Hotel, left no room for doubt. “I have said that whether the NDC likes it or not, they will never win the 2024 elections,” he asserted. “They will not win. The NPP is an election-winning machine, and we’ll do whatever it takes to secure victory.”
Acheampong hinted at the NPP’s strategy, which includes leveraging its network of pastors, imams, and traditionalists to ensure a win. “We are a party that knows how to win elections, and we’ll use every means necessary to continue our good work,” he declared.
However, the NDC has not taken these remarks lightly. Malik Basintale, Deputy National Communications Officer of the NDC, fired back during the party’s Upper West Regional campaign launch, issuing a stern warning to Acheampong and the NPP. “If on December 9th, the people vote for John Mahama and your MPs, and Acheampong refuses to hand over power, he will see what happens when iron meets iron,” Basintale warned.
Basintale also touched on other contentious issues, including the alleged diversion of fertilizers to Burkina Faso and the Finance Minister’s recent apology to Ghanaians for economic hardships. He questioned whether the NPP could ever make amends for the lives lost among pensioner bondholders or the disgrace suffered by those affected by the collapse of banks in recent years.
As the rhetoric intensifies, both parties are gearing up for what promises to be a fiercely contested election, with neither side willing to back down. The stage is set for a high-stakes political showdown in 2024.
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