The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has cautioned the party against responding to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) by adopting aggressive political tactics.
His comments followed the NPP’s recent national elections, as the party seeks to reorganise its structures ahead of the 2028 general elections.
In a Facebook statement on Sunday, October 4, Mr. Opare Addo urged the NDC to compete through ideas, organisation and policy rather than intimidation or violence.
“The NDC must not answer the NPP by becoming the NPP,” he said.
“We must compete with ideas. We must compete with organisation. We must compete with policy. We must compete with intellectual strength,” he said.
He stressed that political toughness must not be confused with violence or intimidation.
“There is a difference between being politically tough and being politically violent. There is a difference between mobilisation and intimidation. There is a difference between political competition and political warfare.
“And Ghana must never cross that line,” he said.
Mr. Opare Addo also urged the NDC to avoid personality clashes, insults and factionalism, arguing that the answer to aggressive politics should be stronger democratic mobilisation.
“The answer to aggressive politics cannot be greater aggression. The answer to political intimidation cannot be political intimidation of our own. The answer to violence must be a stronger commitment to democratic mobilisation,” he said.
He urged the party to remain “fierce in competition but responsible in power”, stressing that political victory should not be the ultimate objective.
“Building a better Ghana is,” he said.
