NPP, NDC must stop this nonsense!

LAST Monday, March 16, 2010 a nasty scene was recorded at the Cocoa Affairs Circuit Court 5 in Accra. The incident – which could have turned bloody – involved supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who went to the circuit court to hear the case involving Nana Darkwa Baafi, a known NPP sympathiser and the Rawlingses, over the former's allegation to the effect that ex-President Rawlings intentionally set fire to his North Ridge residence in Accra.

THOUGH no death has been recorded yet, it was reported that two people sustained serious injuries. The spectacle was very horrible as both supporters adopted the Palestinian-stone throwing tactics of defending themselves when protesting against the Israelites, as they hurled stones at each other.

WE on this paper condemn, in no uncertain terms, the behaviour of members of the two political parties, who clashed at the circuit court. What the supporters did was highly unnecessary and uncalled for. This struggle of which of the two political parties – the NDC and the NPP – is more powerful must stop!

TODAY is extremely worried that anytime an issue comes up between NDC and NPP they only thing they do is to resort to violence. We have had bloody clashes between these two political parties which have claimed lives of innocent people. Talk about the NDC and NPP violence that broke out in Gushiegu and Bawku during the 2008 electioneering campaign period.

IN the first place, why did the members of the two parties go to the court? Was it not to hear proceedings of the case and see that justice was served? Thus we were startled when we heard the news that NDC and NPP members were slugging it out at the forecourt of the Cocoa Affairs circuit court.

NDC and NPP should bear in mind that Ghana does not belong to any of them, and that it is high time their supporters stop these senseless clashes. Furthermore, members of the two political parties should know that Ghana is governed by the tenants of rule of law and would therefore not countenance such acts.

THIS is where we on the Today newspaper urge our security agencies to deal ruthlessly with members of the two parties who would want to hold our democracy to ransom. It was also reported that police officers who were at the scene of the incident looked on as supporters of the two parties battled it out. That was most unfortunate, and we hope it will not happen again.

WE also seize this opportunity to urge the leadership of the two parties to constantly educate their members on the need to eschew violence. We must keep on reminding ourselves that Ghana can develop in an environment of peace and stability.

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