The New Patriotic Party (NPP) director of communications believes former president John Mahama's remarks on enlisting NDC party members in the security forces must be criticized.
Richard Ahiagbah asserts that such a claim is illegal and extremely risky.
If anything is plain about what he [John Mahama] stated, it is his breach of a clear rule that forbids any party or government from taking actions that might lead to the creation of a partisan security force. He stated on JoyNews' PM Express, "And so it truly is what I find extremely alarming about what the former president said."
On the campaign trail for the NDC in the Northern Region, John Mahama promised party supporters that his administration would enlist their children and young people.
"Our staff, the kids of our branch executives, and you simply watch." "All of our young people will be recruited to work if we're distributing employment or if we're recruiting individuals for the police, army, jail service, fire service, or immigration," he added.
But Mr. Ahiagbah thinks that the statesman has to be exposed.
He claimed that claims that the ruling party has been giving its own supporters options for advancement and recruiting while excluding others from these possibilities are untrue.
"I think that's really absurd." How do you go about that? Where is the proof? "And if something similar has occurred, I believe she should pursue it," he continued.
Even if the claims were true, he claimed, it is absurd that the NDC is running for office on the promise of solidifying the practice to their advantage rather than offering a remedy to end it completely.
"Now the positioning and the posturing that something untoward has happened or something wrong has happened and as a result of it, we're going to break the lawfor me, I find that very laughable, and in building a democratic institution, we shouldn't be having this conversation," he added.
"I believe the former president erred in his remarks." That would be my stance if I were speaking on his behalf: that he misspoke and that is not what he intended. Please attempt to clarify and give the situation a more positive spin.
I find that quite unsettling, he said, "but to solidify your position, say that 'yes, we say that and we mean it'."
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