Kennedy Agyapong: ‘No NPP, NDC Will Push Me to Take Arms’ as He Calls for Peace Ahead of Elections

With just a few days remaining until the presidential elections, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the MP for Assin Central, has advised the media to maintain objectivity in their coverage. He also expressed his desire for peace to prevail, emphasizing that he doesn’t care who wins the elections.

Today, November 7, 2024, at the Accra International Conference Centre, Parliament resumed after being indefinitely suspended due to a dispute between the NPP and NDC over who should occupy the majority side in Parliament. The issue began when four NPP members declared themselves independent candidates, prompting the NDC to assume a majority and take the majority side of the chamber today. 

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Speaking to the media, Kennedy Agyapong described the ongoing discord as a threat to the country’s peace, something he firmly opposes. “Now the question is, where NDC was sitting, where did you want me to go and sit? Do you want me to go and pull my chair of my colleague from the other side? No. We don't want that January 7th, 2021, what transpired at the chamber to continue to be a precedent, no. So peacefully I just walked out with Deputy Majority Leader and the two whips. We want peace to prevail, so please, you are the mouthpiece of this country,” he stated.

Throughout his speech, he focused his attention on the media and urged them to fulfill its ethic of being loyal to the people, instead of being a tool for instigating disagreement between the NDC and the NPP. “I'm entreating you; I'm pleading with you to be very objective. You see, taking an entrenched position to support a political party will not help this country,” he urged. He also added, “We want peace to prevail, so please, you are the mouthpiece of this country. Whatever you do, if you do it right, it will benefit the country. If you go wrong, the whole country will be doomed. So don’t let us politicize issues. Be objective, pragmatic, and first, you should all love this country.”

Although he is affiliated with the NPP, he emphasized that peace should be the priority, not who wins the elections. “I personally don't care who wins. As long as we have a peaceful country where you can breathe. I’ve been to war-torn countries, and I understand the suffering people endure there,” he affirmed.

He further declared that nothing will make him engage in acts that will disrupt the democracy and peace of Ghana. “Nobody, whether you are NPP, NDC, or any political party, will push me to go and take arms. It won't work. We have nowhere to go, only Ghana. So, you should be mindful of whatever you are going to say,” he remarked.