Mahama Calls For Calm Amid Post-Election Violence, Urges Akufo-Addo To Take Action
- President-elect John Mahama has described the recent attacks on state institutions and installations as regrettable
- He said the actions are criminal and has urged the youth to redirect their frustrations towards rebuilding the country
- He also called on the outgoing government and state security agencies to quickly handle the situation before it could escalate
- YEN.com.gh spoke to a security analyst concerning the cause of such violent behaviour in party supporters
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President-elect John Dramani Mahama has condemned the recent attacks on state offices and installations nationwide.
He said the recent spike in violence and attacks post-election are regrettable and has appealed to the persons involved not to vent their frustrations and anger through criminal ventures.
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He noted that rather than attacking state institutions, Ghanaians should direct their energies into the positive enterprise of resetting and rebuilding the nation.
He noted that the transition period following the 2024 presidential election had created a sense of a power vacuum, allowing people to be easily compelled to act in their parochial interest instead of the national interest.
Mahama added that the transition of leadership should be seen as a moment of hope, unity and opportunity for the nation.
He also urged the rampaging youth to stop their marauding immediately and remain calm, avoiding actions that could harm state institutions and democracy.
“We have fought hard for change, and now is the time to demonstrate our commitment to building the Ghana we want through unity and understanding,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mahama called on the incumbent government, President Nana Akufo-Addo, and state security agencies to curb the ongoing lawlessness.
Security expert blames politicisation of state institutions
However, in an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, Security expert Adib Saani described the disturbances as repulsive and criminal and said all should condemn them.
He noted that the root cause of some of these repugnant behaviours is the politicisation of state institutions.
“Institutions that are supposed to be manned by technocrats with special expertise have been politicised, and persons deemed not to be in favour of the government maligned and subjected to treatment that can only be described as more like second-class citizens.”
He said the phenomenon has convinced political footsoldiers that once the government changes, they are supposed to take over those institutions.
Looting at Akomadan leads to deaths and injuries
Meanwhile, two people have died during a suspected looting incident at Akomadan in the Offinso North constituency of the Ashanti Region.
The incident occurred when persons believed to be NDC sympathisers stormed a cocopa warehouse in Akomadan to loot bags of fertilisers the NPP parliamentary candidate for the area had bought to distribute to his supporters.
The alleged NDC youth claimed their party was now in charge and attempted to take away the bags of fertiliser, but faced resistance from a section of the town's youth, resulting in a violent clash.
Outgoing MP's office ransacked
YEN.com.gh also reported that the outgoing Ablekuma West MP is now under police protection after unidentified men ransacked her constituency office.
However, many netizens have claimed that Ursula Owusu-Ekuful planned the supposed incident herself, as the same happened to her back in 2008.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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