Bryan Acheampong clarifies campaign remarks, denies inciting violence

Food and Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong has clarified that his recent comments at a campaign rally were not intended to incite violence among the youth.

The Abetifi MP had stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would do whatever it takes to secure victory in the upcoming December 7 elections, which sparked concerns and calls for caution from various stakeholders.

In an interview with Citi News, Bryan Acheampong explained that his remarks were meant to stress on the strategies and efforts the NPP would employ to win the upcoming December polls.

“Omane Boamah said they [the NDC] were going to fight for political power and get 57.3 percent. What did the NPP say? Nothing, because we know that some of these thoughts are just for nothing.

“When the NDC said that we should go and carve our stool and sit on it and that they would never give us the presidential seat, what did we do? We know winning elections in this country, it is won at the polling station.

“Whatever they [the NDC] want to do to win the election is what they are doing and then for the NPP, whatever we have to do to win the election is what we will do because at the end of the day, the votes will be cast and they will be counted and the winner will be declared so how come when they say something, there is nothing wrong and then when I say that we will win the election, somebody says why would I say that we will win the election?”