Chiana-Paga NDC denies involvement of Parliamentary candidate in violent activities

Leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Chiana-Paga constituency of the Upper East Region has said the allegations put forward by the New Patriotic Party that their Parliamentary Candidate, Nikyema Billa Alamzy was involved in violent activities in the constituency, are pure untruths.

The party said the allegations are a figment of imagination cooked up to dent the reputation of the peace-loving Nikyema Billa Alamzy, for political points.

In a strongly-worded condemnation, the NDC said its parliamentary candidate has enormous regard for the democratic ideals of the party and would not in any way engage in actions that would impugn it and threaten the peace and unity being enjoyed in the border constituency.

“As a social Democratic Party that believes in egalitarian of human society and a party that sacrificed and gave birth to the Fourth Republic, we know and cherish democracy and will not toy with its ideals,”

“The blind attempt to associate our revered incoming MP with violence is dead on arrival and their most cherished customers will not even buy such illusions and juvenile narration,” the constituency secretary, Kennedy Atinga Atulley, stressed.

Accusations

The New Patriotic Party in the constituency at a press conference on Sunday (March 10,2024), leveled allegations of violent behaviors against the aspiring MP, accusing him and his team of orchestrating attacks against supporters of the elephant family.

The NPP, which chronicled the attacks, said the most recent of the attacks happened during the 67th Independence celebration held at the Paga town park, where one of its members was stabbed with a sharp object suspected to be the key of a motorbike. A second person was also reportedly assaulted and suffered injuries to his arms in the attack which was later doused by the police.

The NPP also alleged that Nikyema Alamzy has created a vigilante group comprising Burkinabe nationals, which he was using to terrorize innocent members of the public. This, the NPP said serious ramifications for the country as far as protecting its territorial integrity was concerned.

Denial

But speaking to the media at a counter press conference on Tuesday (March 12, 2024), the NDC denied any knowledge of any violent attacks involving its parliamentary candidate, Nikyema Billa Alamzy. The party also denied the creation of a vigilante group by Nikyema Alamzy powered by elements sneaked into the country from neighbouring Burkina Faso.

Rather, the party explained that the group was for the purpose of fitness formed by likeminded individuals who believed in the ideologies of Nikyema Alamzy.

The party further said Nikyema Alamzy was a devoted Muslim who was committing his time and resources to championing peace, unity and peaceful coexistence and ensuring accelerated development in the constituency.

It said since Nikyema Alamzy was elected to front the party as the parliamentary candidate to retain the seat, his focus has been on preaching the campaign message of the NDC to the electorates and galvanizing them for victory in elections 2024.

“Hon Alamzy is a devoted and practicing Muslim, a business person and young politician. As such, he will only use nonviolent conducts to attaining his political pursuits,”

“Again, the Save Ghana Group is a non-violence movement that believes in the spirit of solidarity for themselves, the group and Ghana as a whole. Members believe in the entrepreneurial and leadership traits of our parliamentary candidate Hon Alamzy,” Atulley, the party scribe, stated.

Rescuing Ghana

The NDC said it was not distracted by the lies as it was focused on rescuing the country from the clutches of the NPP which had failed woefully in delivering its numerous promises such as the “one village, one dam”, “one district, one factory”, “one million dollars per constituency”, among others.

The party, therefore, used the opportunity to rally the electorates to support the NDC which was going to use the 24-hour economy policy to turn around the fortunes of the country’s economy.

“The Hon. PC and the Constituency Executives have just ended a very successful Thank You Tour in the entire constituency. The responses from the grassroots, the commitment and resolute spirit have given the NPP sleepless nights and the only way to dilute our fronts is to throw lies to the public.

“We as a party together with you the media need answers from the NPP as to their numerous promises such the one million dollars per constituency, the One Village One Dam, One District One Factory, the state of the National Cathedral etc”,

“Ghanaians are fed up with the NPP for the unduly quagmires and excruciating pains they inflicted on us. The NDC is poised to rescue this county from the paranoid regime of the Nana Add and Bawumia with our superior 24 hour economy and other pragmatic policies,” the party scribe stated.

Source: Mike Fm|Paga