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NDC wants to paint the picture that if they don’t win election 2024 Ghana will burn- Justin Kodua Frimpong
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The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua has said the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) wants to paint the picture that the country will burn if they don’t win the 2024 elections.
According to him, this is not the first time Ghana is going into an election, adding that the NPP had lost in the past and contested through the legitimate channels.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Programme on Tuesday, August 20, Mr.Justin Kodua Frimpong said, they have lost elections in the past, and with the experiences from it, they suggested alternatives to ensure the country’s electoral processes become transparent.
“When we lost in 2012 and presented overwhelming evidence, the court ruled against us, however, we only disagreed but accepted the verdict and worked hard,” he said.
“Why is the NDC today painting the picture that if they do not win the 2024 election this country will burn,” he queried.
Mr.Kodua Frimpong said the tactics of unnecessarily criticizing every state institution is a testament of NDC’s plot ahead of this election.
About 36 students from the University of Ghana have embarked on a 3-day, 2-night educational trip to Togo and Benin as part of efforts to deepen cross-border learning and cultural exchange in West Africa.
The students departed the University of Ghana campus Friday morning and are expected to return on Sunday.
The trip is being organized under the “Campus to Countries” initiative by the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC), led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Prof. Kobby Mensah, in collaboration with the UG Students’ Representative Council (SRC).
Speaking to the students before departure, Prof. Kobby Mensah said the initiative is designed to give students direct travel opportunities within the sub-region.
He explained that the experience will equip them with practical knowledge on travel requirements and arrangements, while also exposing them to the cultures and lifestyles of Ghana’s neighbors.
“Trips like this will help students acquire more knowledge on how other neighbours live. This will, in turn, make them appreciate their country better,” Prof. Mensah stated.
The GTDC CEO further revealed that the “Campus to Countries” programme will be extended to other tertiary institutions across Ghana. He also announced plans to organize similar tours for Senior High School students to visit tertiary institutions in the country.
Vice SRC President of the University of Ghana, Ebenezer Derrick Gyampo, expressed appreciation to GTDC for partnering with student leadership to deliver the experience.
Several of the participating students also shared their expectations for the trip and called for more of such initiatives to be rolled out.
The “Campus to Countries” initiative seeks to promote regional integration, tourism, and student mobility across Africa.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly criticised the decision of the Court of Appeal to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedinam Christine Tamakloe Attionu.
In a statement issued on July 30, 2026, the party described the ruling as a “travesty of justice” and claimed it was politically motivated.
The Court of Appeal on Thursday overturned her conviction and 10-year prison sentence, which had been imposed by the High Court in April 2024 on charges including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act.
According to the NPP, the former MASLOC boss was tried for five years and convicted after the High Court examined evidence relating to alleged financial irregularities during her tenure between 2013 and 2016.
The party noted that she left Ghana while the trial was ongoing and was later extradited from the United States, arriving in Ghana on June 9, 2026.
The NPP argued that the trial court had found that her actions caused a loss of nearly GH¢90 million to the state and that the evidence against her was substantial.
It questioned why the conviction was overturned barely seven weeks after her return to Ghana.
The party further accused the Attorney-General of using state institutions to protect people connected to the governing party.
It claimed that several cases involving persons affiliated with the government had been discontinued since January 2025 and that the acquittal of Madam Tamakloe Attionu was part of that pattern.
The NPP linked the decision to the ongoing case involving its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
It called for his immediate acquittal and discharge, arguing that his conviction was also politically motivated.
The party demanded that the Attorney-General publish details of all cases involving persons linked to the governing party that have been withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated since January 2025, including the reasons for those decisions.
It called on the Judicial Council and the leadership of the Judiciary to take steps to restore public confidence in the justice system.
The NPP said it would pursue all lawful avenues, including a possible review at the Supreme Court where applicable, to ensure accountability in cases involving public funds.
The party maintained that the fight against corruption must not be selective and that public resources belong to all Ghanaians.
By: Jacob Aggrey
