The recent comments by Salam Mustapha, National Youth Organiser of the NPP, about weaponising NPP supporters to make the country ungovernable should serve as a wake-up call to every serious member of the National Democratic Congress. This is not a time for jokes, press statements, and business-as-usual politics. It is a time to recognize the threat and act decisively to protect the state and the mandate Ghanaians gave to the NDC.

Salam Mustapha’s remarks carry weight precisely because he holds an official party position. When the National Youth Organiser openly discusses making the country ungovernable, it is a clear signal of the NPP’s playbook. When they lose power, they resort to destabilization, obstruction, and creating chaos to make governance impossible. The goal is simple: frustrate the people, blame the governing party, and position themselves to return through disorder rather than policy.

This is exactly why Jerry John Rawlings never trusted the NPP. Rawlings understood that the NPP’s approach to politics was rooted in elitism, entitlement, and a belief that power was their birthright. He saw through the posture of democracy when it was convenient and the readiness to undermine the system when it was not. Rawlings repeatedly warned that the NPP would never play by the rules when they were out of office, and he was right. His skepticism was not hatred; it was experience and foresight.

The problem now is that the NDC, while in power, has continued to treat the NPP with kid gloves. There is too much joking, too much hesitation, and too much concern for how harsh action will be perceived in the media. That is a mistake. Governance is not a friendly football match. When an opposition official openly talks about making the country ungovernable, responding with restraint is interpreted as weakness. The NPP only respects power that is used.

If the NDC continues to joke with the NPP, it will pay for it with instability, sabotaged policies, and a disillusioned base. The supporters who voted for change expect action, not endless explanations. They expect the government to secure the peace, enforce the law without fear or favor, and make it clear that no group is above the state.

The call to the NDC is simple: be up and doing. Take governance seriously. Strengthen state institutions, act swiftly against incitement and lawlessness, and communicate with the people directly about what is at stake.

TO WELL-MEANING NDC PERSONS: DO NOT FORGET WHAT RAWLINGS TOLD US IN CAPE COAST IN 2016.

At the NDC campaign launch in Cape Coast in 2016, Jerry John Rawlings put it plainly. He said:

_"The NPP has never believed in the revolution. They have never believed in the ordinary people. Their interest is power for themselves and their class. When they are out, they will do everything to make the country ungovernable so they can return."_

What Rawlings meant is straightforward. The NPP’s commitment to democracy is conditional. When they have power, they use it to entrench themselves. When they lose it, they don’t accept the verdict and work constructively. Instead, they create problems, fund chaos, and blame the government to regain power by any means.

That warning from Cape Coast is playing out right now with the comments from the NPP’s own National Youth Organiser. Rawlings saw this pattern decades ago. If well-meaning NDC members forget that warning and keep treating the NPP like a normal opposition, they will hand the country back to the same people through manufactured disorder.

Governance is the mandate. Act on it.