The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) National Organiser, Joseph Yammin, has affirmed that the party is prepared to protect ballots in the 2024 general election through any necessary means.

Mr Yammin emphasized that the NDC’s experience of assault, rigging, and intimidation in the 2020 elections will not be repeated, and any such actions will be countered.

In an interview on Okay FM, Mr Yammin stated, “Do you think we are going into the election to clap for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia? We are going to win the election and if winning the election means that we have to protect ourself, we are going to do that.

“We are not going into the election to watch on for Bawumia to become president. We are going to tell Ghanaians to make Mahama president because he is the only person that can save this nation.

“We are going to vote and if it calls that we have to also protect the ballot boxes, we are going to do that, whatever means we need to protect the ballot boxes, we are telling you and telling everybody listening to you that we will do it.

“No matter the intimidation, no matter what. We will not sit aloof. The palms that were used to slap people in 2020 we also have some and we don’t just use ours to eat fufu, we can also slap someone,”

Yammin’s remarks follow a police statement announcing an investigation into a similar statement made by the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Mustapha Gbandi.

The police deemed Gbandi’s call for NDC supporters to be armed at polling stations as potential incitement.

In response, Yammin defended Gbandi’s position and criticized the police for not addressing incidents of electoral intimidation and violence by the ruling New Patriotic Party against the NDC.

He emphasized that the NDC will protect its ballots if the police cannot guarantee a free, fair, and transparent election.