NPP will resist attempts by any political party to reject December polls’ results – Koduah

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vowed to resist any attempts by other political parties to reject the outcome of the December polls.

While the party has pledged to peacefully transfer power if it loses the election, it says it will not tolerate any attempts by other parties to discredit the electoral process or refuse to accept the results.

This was made clear by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Koduah, on the sidelines of a meeting held with the Peace Council which focused on preventing electoral violence.

“We stand for peace; we believe in the rule of law. We are proud of the multi-party democracy that we have been enjoying since 1992, and as a political party we will not canvass, we will not behave in any manner that will defeat the peace that we are enjoying in this country that will throw this country into chaos.

“That is something that we in the NPP will never do. However, we will not also be coerced into submitting that one political party is so desperate that if they don’t win, there will be mayhem in the country so therefore we should hand over power to them, no! For that one, I will say over and over again that we are going to an election. The will of the people will prevail and when the will of the people prevails that the NPP must continue, no political party can subvert the sovereign rule of the people and we will stand and defend the rule of law and the peace in this country,” he stated.

Meanwhile, the National Peace Council has called on political parties to condemn attacks on its members if they expect the council to publicly speak out against the misconduct of party activists.

Maulvi Mohammed Bin Sallah, Chairman of the Peace Council’s committee responsible for monitoring the code of conduct against vigilantism, emphasised that political parties must take steps to prevent their supporters from attacking Peace Council members who criticise their actions.

This he noted, will make the council feel empowered to publicly denounce the wrongdoing of various political party actors at all times.

“We try to appeal to the conscience of people,” he added.