President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the president-elect for his intervention in the violent disturbances that some youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) engaged in.
Mr Mahama directed persons purported to be supporters of the NDC to stop engaging in acts of violence against state institutions.
There were reported incidents of attack on state institutions like Ghana Gas, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).
Addressing the nation on December 10, Mr Mahama urged the perpetrators to stop such criminal activities.
“These acts must cease immediately. The youth must channel their frustrations into productive enterprises. The intention may be good, but the manner in which it is being done is not right,” Mahama stated.
He noted that “transitions create an impression of vacuum and some people take the law into their own hands. However, since the current government is still in charge of this country, I urge them to get the security officers to act decisively on the current state of affairs.”
Briefing the media after the inauguration of the presidential transition team on Wednesday, December 11, Mr Akufo-Addo said “All of it is in order to make sure that our nation Ghana continues to march forward as a functioning, effective democratic state which respects the will of the people, which respects human rights and the rule of law and where we are all secure in our daily lives.
“We have spoken a little bit about the issues that have occurred, and the seeming lawlessness that have taken place, I expressed my happiness with his intervention yesterday he spoke to the country about what is going on, reinforcing the authority of the state that these matters are dealt with,
“It has been a warm and consecutive engagement, the president and I have known each other for nearly 20 years, we met in parliament in 1997 and have remained good friends. ever since.”
