General News of Friday, 6 April 2018Source: citinewsroom.comCondemn coup comments by ‘reckless self-seekers’ – Akufo-Addo to GhanaiansPresident Akufo-AddoIn what appears to be a response to the threat by the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, to overthrow his administration in a “civilian coup d’état”, President Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to condemn such reckless comments to protect the country’s enviable democratic record. “How could a document intended for the consideration of Parliament be described as a “secret document”? He said he wanted to be President, but we will make sure he will be fed up on the seat,” Koku Anyidoho is quoted as having said. However, the President, touting Ghana’s democratic credentials, called for widespread condemnation of any comments that pushed for an overthrow of a democratically elected government. “Surely, this is the kind of cynical manipulation by reckless self-seekers, which, in the fullness of time, the people of Ghana will acknowledge and condemn.

Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2018 06:56 UTC