While some Ghanaians have lauded the president's directive on public gatherings due to the recent increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, the opposition party, National Democratic Congress thinks otherwise.
According to Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the NDC, the real intention of the ban on public gatherings by the president is to rig the 2020 elections.
"This whole announcement of emergency ban, emergency here, stopping this gathering, stopping that gathering, in my view, on the surface, it will appear to the world that the president is acting to deal with the COVID-19 and so on.
But the real intention is not to deal with COVID-19 at all. The real intention is to find space to put the pieces of the rigging equipments together. So that by the time anybody could say jack, the election has been compromised," he said in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced some bold directives as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The President placed a ban on church-related activities, mosques prayers, and all other public gatherings exceeding 25 persons. That was during his second address to the nation on the Coronavirus update.
He also directed airlines to stop bringing in travellers from countries that have recorded over 200 cases of coronavirus effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCGI) in-charge of Command Post and Operations, Laud Kwesi Affrifah at a press briefing yesterday revealed that his outfit together with the Kotoka International Airport authorities refused about 200 foreign nationals entry into the country as part of measures to curb a spread of COVID-19 in Ghana.
“Over 200 people have been turned back. Only those with resident permits are being allowed in," he said.
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AAAba, so is Aseidu Nketsiah understand the word maturity? Eii in times like this when even ghost the death are closing their borders and banning activities, Aseidu Nketsiah and his party doing polictics with Coronavirus. EEii then it means if NDC is in power they will rather go and bring all people affected with Coronavirus from affected countries oo. Yieee Ghanaians must reason paa oo. I thank God that I am not a fun of any political part in this country. God please have mercy on us all. Ei serous ooh.
Asiedu Nketiah, I am not a prophet of doom, but you will be the first to die of the coronavirus, so you will not live to see 2020 general elections.
Why all you are thinking about at this critical moment is election, you should be ashamed of yourself
We are in this big time crisis and u are here thinking about 2020 election Shame on you That's why most Ghanaians as me think that some politicians dont have this country at heart but their selfish gain and conspiracy God save this country for as
I hv prayed to God I will never insult on social media anymore but, God forgive me. I pity the stomach that gave birth to this nonentity. He doesn't talk like a grown person at all. What think of is power! power!! as if his only survival is on elections. No wonder he sold blocks at exorbitant price during the construction of the Bui Dam during their era as a board member. He wants his party to come back to power so that he could steal more for his family members. God will never see this happen. By their fruits we shall know them. Fellow Ghanaians! don't ever make mistake in bringing this evil-minded persons and their party back to occupy the seat of government
i feel sorry for his wife and children, this is what they have been putting up with. I feel sad for the NDC as a party if this is the kind of leadership they have. This man is just ***barred word*** silly,***barred word*** and dumb.
What is wrong with you Asiedu Nketiah, you have lost your head completely, You power drunkard. Can't you reason a little.
It's not good to be m.a.ad at all. I feel sorry for the NDC. Such a pathetic character as General Secretary.
Wow.. I am even lost for words. Does this so called General Secretary knows what going on around the world.? Such irresponsible comments should not be entertain by these selfish and corrupt politicians. The whole world is virtually on a lockdown and you are there talking about someone trying to rig an election. Get serious for once and stop your usual cheap politics. I don't think Ghanaians are dumb to vote for your NDC anytime soon though
Fire burn this mosquito...