The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) declaration of July 1 as a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, describing it as a façade for political persecution rather than a sincere expression of gratitude to God.
Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Tuesday, July 1, Mr Mohammed accused the NDC of hypocrisy, arguing that their recent rhetoric does not match their actions in government.
“Let us be factual and let the people know that your reset is to persecute, and that’s what they are doing. It has nothing to do with thanking God,” he said in response to earlier comments from NDC Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande, who claimed that while Ghanaians were renewing their minds in Christ, the NPP remained fixated on politics and numbers.
Mr Mohammed clarified that the concept of a national day of prayer is not new and was already introduced under President Akufo-Addo during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“On the 25th of March, 2020, His Excellency Akufo-Addo declared a National Day of Prayer, and this was done across the length and breadth of Ghana. We thanked God, and we prayed to God over a befallen pandemic. So this is not the first time,” he stated.
He added that while the NPP participated in the recent prayer service organised by President John Mahama, the NDC failed to reciprocate during similar events under the previous government.
“They [NDC] didn’t come to thank God when we did ours,” he noted.
“Now they talk about a peaceful election—he should have been clapping for us. If we [NPP] had behaved the way they did during the elections, Ghana would be in a different state.”
Mr Mohammed also raised concerns about worsening insecurity in parts of the country, questioning the NDC’s claims of peace under its administration.
“In his own region, Oti, people cannot sleep. They are killing them day in and day out. Bawku has escalated—peace does not exist in that place,” he said.
Touching on the economy, he dismissed Mr Gbande’s optimism about improvements in the cedi’s performance, citing the high cost of living.
“You talk about the cedi to dollar—but rent has not changed, food prices have not changed, cement prices have not changed,” Mr Mohammed pointed out.
“Ghana’s democracy is deteriorating, and we should be worried.”
He further argued that beyond symbolic gestures, the NDC’s current approach—particularly in its treatment of dissenting voices and the imposition of bail conditions—suggests a government more interested in control than reconciliation.
Myjoyonline.com
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