General News of Thursday, 19 March 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: Ban on public gathering a plot to rig 2020 elections - Asiedu Nketia claimsAsiedu Nketia, General Secretary, National Democratic CongressWhile 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. The President placed a ban on church-related activities, mosques prayers, and all other public gatherings exceeding 25 persons. He also directed airlines to stop bringing in travellers from countries that have recorded over 200 cases of coronavirus effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Social media reaction to Asiedu Nketiah's commentSocial media users are divided over the comments made by the NDC Secretary.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2020 15:00 UTC