Defend yourselves – NDC charges members

The National Chairman of the outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Kofi Portuphy, has charged members of the party to retaliate and defend themselves if they are attacked by supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to him, despite several calls on the NPP leadership to caution its supporters over such attacks, NDC supporters are still being attacked.

Addressing a press conference at the NDC headquarters in Accra on Thursday, Mr. Portuphy said the party is running out of patience.

“I am the leader of the party; I am saying if they attack them they should defend themselves while seeking police protection. They should not fold their hands for the NPP to butcher them to death,” he added.

The NDC Chairman further lamented attacks on some sympathizers of the party including musician Mzbel, actor, Wofa K. as well as the illegal takeover of tollbooths and toilets by NPP supporters.

“The acts of vandalism should be condemned in no uncertain terms. They are criminal acts that must be punished. I wish to reiterate the President’s call on the NPP to continue to restrain its followers and also request the security agencies to act swiftly to stop such incidents before they escalate into mass violence.”

Mr. Kofi Portuphy also used the opportunity to ban party executives from blaming each other in the media over the party’s defeat.

Meanwhile some angry NDC members who are disappointed following the party’s defeat, have reportedly been attacking some party executives and defeated MPs, who they blame for the party’s defeat.

A video has gone viral of an angry NDC member who stormed a party office in anger and threatened to beat up one of the national executives of the party.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful.

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