The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has uncovered an alleged secret plan by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to sabotage the government, make it unpopular and win the December 2024 elections.
According to the NPP, the plan, contained in a document they had uncovered, reveals that their opponent is unleashing the strategy bit by bit, and recent events give credence to the plan by the NDC to win the upcoming 2024 general elections through underhanded tactics.
Addressing journalists at the party’s Asylum Down Headquarters in Accra, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 the NPP Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, said the document they had uncovered provides strategic instructions for the NDC to undermine the government.
Quoting from portions of the said document titled: “Winning 2024 and Beyond: A Comprehensive NDC Strategy,” Richard Ahiagbah indicated that the NDC had a plan to frustrate the government by exploiting parliamentary dynamics, with Speaker Bagbin as an ally, to block key government policies and revenue measures.
This plan, according to the NPP, has been in operation since 2021 and is meant to create widespread disaffection among Ghanaians, ultimately making the government appear incapable and discrediting its governance, ahead of the December elections.
“It is not a fake document; it is a true document the NDC has been working with since January 7th or 8th, 2021.
The document consists of 11 chapters, each directing the NDC on various disruptive, unfair and outright crude tactics to aid its capturing of power in 2024,” the NPP Communications Director stated.
REVENUE SABOTAGE
Referring to pages 7 and 8 of the document, under the subheading “Maximising Control of the Legislature,” Mr Ahiagbah described how the NDC had mapped out a detailed approach to manipulate its position in Parliament, given the evenly split seats between both political parties.
He noted that the NDC had used its influence to delay or block crucial government bills, such as the 2022 E-Levy which was designed to generate revenue for national development.
Mr Ahiagbah claimed that the NDC aimed to cripple the government’s ability to effectively manage the economy and implement policies.
He said that Chapter 10 of the document, titled “Strategic Economic and Political Manoeuvring,” allegedly directs the NDC to block the revenue generation measures that were to fill the fiscal gaps left by the COVID-19 pandemic, compelling the government to go to the International Monetary Fund.
He also claimed that the NDC’s action directly undermined investor confidence in Ghana’s economy, adding that the strategy was to cause harm to the economy and the people of Ghana.
“The NDC’s strategy was not only about winning power but also about causing harm to the economy and the people of Ghana.
“Their plan was to make the NPP government look bad by causing economic difficulties and then turning around to blame the government for the hardships,” Mr Ahiagbah said.
HOODWINK VOTERS
Beyond economic sabotage, the NPP accused the NDC of plotting to “hoodwink” voters by creating a perception that the government was failing, while promoting themselves as the solution.
The NPP stated that this tactic by the NDC was part of a broader effort to use foul means to win the trust of voters, particularly the youth and the middle class.
He called on Ghanaians to take a critical look at the actions of the NDC since 2021, and to recognise that their opposition to key policies was not in the national interest, but rather part of a cynical political plot.
He said there were no better alternative policies the opposition NDC had brought forth, ahead of the elections.
APPEAL TO VOTERS
In concluding the press conference, Richard Ahiagbah called on Ghanaians to vote against the NDC in the December elections, accusing the party of putting political ambitions above the national interest.
He urged voters to reject a party that was willing to manipulate the economy and parliament for their electoral gains and instead support the NPP, which he described as committed to satiability and development.
He urged Ghanaians to vote for the NPP presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and all NPP parliamentary candidates.
COMMENDATION
He also commended the NPP MPs in Parliament for their restraint in the face of what he called the NDC’s “delinquent conduct,” referring to recent parliamentary impasses that highlighted the NDC’s disruptive tactics.
“On December 7, Ghanaians must punish this gross abuse of trust by the NDC. We are counting on the people to choose a responsible government that puts the nation first, led by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, whose vision for Ghana will continue to restore hope and economic prosperity,” Mr Ahiagbah said.
The document, sighted by The Chronicle, does not have a specific date apart from “confidential 2021,” with 56 pages.
Meanwhile, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Mustapha Gbande, speaking to Joy FM, said the document was fake.
According to him, the strategy of the NDC for the 2024 election was not documented but rather in their “heads.”
It would be recalled that not long ago, there was a document in circulation called “Agyapade3,” which the NDC alleged was a plot by some factions in the NPP to capture state resources, but the latter debunked it.
