The Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has strongly warned against any attempts to rig the 2024 general election, stating that those who try will face severe consequences.

In a speech delivered in Adaklu in the Volta Region on August 15, alongside NDC flagbearer John Mahama, Mr Agbodza, who serves as the Member of Parliament for Adaklu, directed his remarks specifically at Bryan Acheampong, the Abetifi lawmaker.

He advised Acheampong not to stir trouble during the upcoming elections.

Mr Agbodza criticized the current commander-in-chief for losing control, which has allowed members of his government to threaten national peace and security.

He pointed to Acheampong’s recent comments about the sea burning if election rigging attempts are made.

He further asserted that President Mahama is set to win the election and that President Akufo-Addo will have to concede.

“You [John Mahama] have been the commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces before, and you brought honour and respect to the office of the commander-in-chief.

“The current commander-in-chief appears to lose control to the extent that miscreants in his government are threatening the peace and security of this country. I am talking about my colleague in parliament Bryan Acheampong threatening that the sea will burn because they are going to try to rig the elections.

“I have a simple message for you my colleague just as you have been defeated in the hostile overtake of the hotels belonging to SSNIT you will surely fail if you attempt to use force to do anything.

“This is Adaklu, you dare not try anything on the life of any Ghanaian, you cannot threaten Ghanaians, your party will lose and you be the first to run away. President Mahama will win and President Akufo-Addo will have to hand over to him and your party has no business trying to hold on to power. They are planning to do what they did in 2020 by orchestrating the murder of 8 Ghanaians during an election that has never happened before. if you are a security personnel or anyone being trained at least the boundary of the Volta region before you cross with that mindset, be prepared that it is self-defense, you might become the victim, this is a promise, it is not a threat.”

Mr Agbodza condemned the NPP’s alleged plans to repeat past violence and cautioned that those involved could face serious consequences if they attempt to cross into the Volta Region with such intentions.

Bryan Acheampong had earlier claimed at a campaign rally in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri constituency that the NPP “would do whatever it takes to win the elections” because it is “a political party that has pastors, imams, and traditionalists.”

“Burn the sea if you don’t understand, we’ll win and continue with our good works,” Mr. Acheampong noted.

He suggested that the NPP’s formidable electoral machinery would make it nearly impossible for the NDC to secure victory.