The Leadership of the NPP in the five Northern Regions has accused the NDC of planning to sponsor Coup makers to oust the NPP government ahead of the 2020 elections.

This serious allegations were made in a press conference in Tamale. The NPP communication director of the Savannah region made these allegations when he spoke on behalf of the NPP. According to his statement, the NDC are warmongers and the leadership of the NPP in the five Northern Regions has made an official report to the Ghana police and other security agencies.

He alleged that the NDC is "poised to send the Northern Region back to the dark days after several resources were committed into restoring peace in Dagbon.

Mr Issah Mohamed said the leadership of the NDC led by the General Secretary Aseidu Nketia made a recent visit to the region to engage the youth group and promised to release guns and ammunition's to them for the execution of the said plot. He added that a similar visit was made to a rival chief of the Nanton Chieftaincy dispute with promise of getting him into Nanton either by hook or crook.

According to the communication director of the NPP who spoke "May we humbly apprise the minds of the media to an equally dangerous and strenuous attempt by the NDC to sponsor a coup plot"

He cited Mahama's comment he made recently to reject the election results if the exercise was not fairly conducted as a confirmation.

He added that the NDC in their visit to the regions was inciting the people against the new voter registration exercise.

Source: 3new.com