Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga has disassociated himself and his party from the demonstration the biggest opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled to embark tomorrow.
The demonstration is against the sacking of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Ms. Charlotte Osei and her two deputies.
President Akufo Addo relieved the three of their jobs Thursday, June 28, 2018 on the basis of “incompetent” and “misbehaviour”.
The NDC is not happy about the development are calling on Ghanaians to join the party to hit the streets. The NDC held a press conference in the late hours of yesterday to express their displeasure.
But in response to calls from the NDC for smaller political parties to join in the demonstration, Hassan Ayariga has strongly disassociated his person and party from what he has described as “reckless”
Read the full Press Release below
Press Release.
I wish to disassociate myself and the APC from the reckless demonstration the NDC is scheduled to embark tomorrow. The demonstration is against the public order act, as the police has not been duly notified, the APC and myself cannot be part of the process.
On the substantive issue of the removal of the Madam Charlotte Osei, the APC wish to commend the Chief Justice and her committee for confirming what we have always said about Madam Charlotte Osei. We wish to commend the President for acting boldly on this matter.
The arrogance and abuse of office by Madam Charlotte Osei left no one in doubt that she was a danger to the EC and the country. In the 2016 election, the hostility she showed towards the APC and its leader and her utterances gave her out as an unfair commissioner.
I urged the people of Ghana to embrace this decision and see it as an opportunity to reform the EC.
Hassan Ayariga
APC Founder and Leader.
28th June, 2018.
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