A Governance Lecturer at the Central University, Dr. Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah, has criticised the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustafa Gbande, for urging the party's members and supporters to arm themselves with machetes and guns for the 2024 elections.

Dr Otchere-Ankrah said that such a call was irresponsible and dangerous and could lead to chaos and bloodshed in the country.

He said that the NDC Deputy General Secretary was inciting people to engage in violence against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) instead of promoting peace and democracy.

He quoted Gbande as saying: "They think the way to go is violence, so I've told our leaders that if possible, let's prepare twice the NPP and wait for them".

"When you are going to the polling station, put a cutlass in your pocket . . . if we do, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not be able to misbehave toward us," he added in an interview on Okay FM's "Ade Akye Abia" programme.

Dr Otchere-Ankrah said that these words were extremely unfortunate and wondered how anyone could encourage such behaviour.

He appealed to the youth to disregard the message by the NDC Deputy General Secretary and stressed that some ordinary Ghanaians had nowhere to go if the nation erupted into civil war.

"The youth of Ghana should listen; be wise!", he exclaimed in his address on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning show.

He also emphasised: "It is because of God's love for us, that is why such things don't happen to us. Should those things happen here, we have nowhere to go".

He warned those inciting others to violence to be very "careful. Let's be measured in our utterances.".