The Ashanti Development Forum has strongly condemned the consistent criminal stereotype of the Ashanti Region by functionaries of flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama
This condemnation comes after Stan Xoese Dogbe and Efo Kormi, among others, alleged an assassination plot against John Mahama and some NDC parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti Region.
The group has called on the former president John Dramani Mahama to immediate come out and apologizes to residents in the Ashanti Region
The forum during a press conference on Tuesday, addressed one of their leading members Dr Keskin Owusu-Poku views this allegation as a serious matter that compromises the lives of Ghanaians, regardless of their political affiliations.
They emphasize that the Ashanti Region is known for its peace and hospitality, and such baseless allegations only serve to fuel anti-Ashanti sentiments within the NDC.
The Ashanti Development Forum calls for a swift retraction and apology from John Mahama’s functionaries, as well as a public apology from the NDC flagbearer himself.
They also urge the Police Service to investigate these allegations and invite the functionaries for questioning.
The forum cautions that the NDC’s consistent stereotypes against the Ashanti Region may be a deliberate attempt to provoke violence and undermine the peace in the region.
They assure the public that the Ashanti Region will remain peaceful before, during, and after the December 7 elections.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/ Jacob Agyenim- Boateng, Kumasi.
