Minority in Parliament Condemns Nana Akufo-Addo’s ‘All Die Be Die’

The minority leader in Parliament and the third-term Member of Parliament who represents the Suame Constituency within the Kumasi Metropolis on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has condemn divisive comments and actions from politicians and political parties which sends wrong signals to the electorates.
Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu who was speaking on Radio Focus, a London based Ghanaian radio station breakfast show hosted my Mugabe on Friday the 1st of July 2011said, even though justifiable reasons could be given to such comments and actions, they are inappropriate for Ghana’s young democracy. In particular reference to Nana Akufo-Addo’s ‘All die be die’ comments, he said such comments are better not made as they could be subject to varied and different interpretations and described it as a very unfortunate comment.
Readers will recall that in early February this year the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo whiles addressing NPP faithfuls at a function in Koforidua was captured on tape declaring among other things that the '2012 election is going to be a do-and-die affair, after all, all die be die'. Since then, Nana Akufo-Addo and many within the NPP including the former President Kufour have tried to justify what the NDC party described as very “unfortunate statement”. A cross section of Ghanaians and other partied including Dr Paa Kwasi Ndum who was the CPP candidate in 2008 general election and a former Minister of State under the Kufour lead NPP administration have condemn the statement. According to Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, comments which leave room for different interpretations should be avoided by politicians especially as Ghana gets close and closer to the next general elections.
He also noted that, comments by the chairman of the NDC Dr Kwabena Adjei "There are many ways to kill a cat" and the institution of what the NDC calls “The Heroes Fund” as very unfortunate and developments which send wrong signals to the electorates and party supporters. Equally divisive he noted are comments made by the then candidate Prof. John Evan Atta Mills “adi paa woefie oye” and the “Yen Akan fuo die” comment and called on politicians from both sides to work in the interest of the country first and to refine the messages and confirms as we head towards a crucial election in 2012 in which said NPP is poised to recapture power.