Ghana: Mahama Condemns Political Intolerance

President John Dramani Mahama, on Friday, condemned the political clashes that had over the months been registered in the Akyem Abuakwa area of the Eastern Region. He said the area was the home of democracy, since political stalwarts such as J.B Danquah, Sir William Ofori Atta and former President Edward Akufo-Addo hailed from there. He said creating political tensions could indict the people and the political history of the area.

President Mahama condemned the clashes, when he addressed a rally as part of his three-day campaign tour of the region. Before the arrival of the President at the rally grounds, supporters of both the National Democratic Congress (NDC)( and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) allegedly engaged in verbal and physical clashes that led to the destruction of party posters and other paraphernalia.

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