NDC disassociates itself from Koku Anyidoho’s treason comment

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says claims by his deputy that the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government will be hit with a coup’ d’etat soon does not reflect the position of the party.

Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho has said in a radio interview that president Nana Akufo-Addo will suffer the fate of his father who was ousted from power in a coup d’etat in the year 1972.  He warned the president that history will repeat itself.

Hours after his comments went viral, the NDC General Secretary Asiedu Nketia, who accompanied Koku Anyhidoho to the police headquarters, announced the NDC dissociates itself from Koku Anyhidoho's comments.

His exact comments on an Accra-based radio station Happy FM are reproduced:

“On the January 13, 1972 a certain Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a movement that removed the Progress Party from power.

Busia was the Prime Minister and Akufo-Addo’s father was a ceremonial president.

Somebody should tell Nana Akufo-Addo that history has a very interesting way of repeating itself." 

"There’ll be a civil revolt. There’ll be a people’s movement. During President John Mahama’s tenure didn’t we receive similar threats from the likes of Let My Vote Count and OccupyGhana. There’ll be a civilian coup d’etat; there’ll be a social revolution and the movement is starting on Wednesday.

He [Akufo-Addo] will be fed up at the Presidency.”

The tough-talking NDC politician was picked up at the Accra International Press Center by plain-clothed officers.

The NDC was having a press conference to react to the controversial Ghana-US Military Cooperation agreement shortly before the arrest.

About 16 officers besieged the press center to effect the arrest.

Story: Mabel Annang

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