Apologize for your do-or-die 2024 elections comment – Annoh-Dompreh slams Mahama

Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has condemned former President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as irresponsible comment regarding the next elections.

Mr Mahama is reported to have said that the 2024 general elections will be a do-or-die affair at the polling stations.

The former President indicated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has learned lessons from the 2020 general elections .

Speaking on Techiman-based Akina FM’s on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, as part of his thank-you tour, Mr Mahama said “This current president has made elections life and death for him, he uses his Delta forces and invisible forces enrolled in the security agencies.

“You see some Military and police officers and ask whether these are indeed officers. They wear earrings and all sort of things and you can’t tell whether this is a police officer or a soldier. We know they have infiltrated the security with some of their people.

“Look at what happened at Techiman South the way they shot at the crowd, it was intended to kill people.

“We hope that the next elections we won’t see scenes like that again.

“We have learnt our lessons from happenings during the 2020 polls. The 2024 elections will be won or lost at the polling station. It will be do-or-die at the polling stations. The right thing must be done during the polls. We will win the elections at the polling station and won’t wait for collation centre results nor petition the Supreme Court if aggrieved,” he stated.

Reacting to these comments in a tweet, Mr Frank Annoh-Dompreh said “It beats understanding how Mr. Mahama’s ‘Thank You Tour’ has degenerated into a platform for reckless commentary.

He continued, "How does a former President & former ECOWAS chair threaten electoral violence while belittling the ability of laws and the Supreme Courts to deliver justice?

The lawmaker is asking the former President to apologise for his comments.

“Mr. Mahama must own up to his irresponsible statements and offer an unqualified apology to the people of Ghana: the people he hopes to lead.”