In a scathing critique, Akosua Manu, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Adentan, has denounced the current political developments under the Mahama administration as a “bloodless coup,” alleging that the government’s so-called national reset is, in reality, a coordinated assault on Ghana’s democracy.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily, Manu cautioned against what she perceives as a systematic breakdown of democratic order, citing a series of contentious events, including the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo and the widely condemned raid on the home of former Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison.
Manu argued that the erosion of public trust in the judiciary is not a recent phenomenon under the NPP administration, but rather a historical issue that has been exacerbated by successive NDC governments.
“The Ghanaians’ loss of confidence in the judiciary is not something that happened under the NPP administration. Look at the historical antecedents of the killing of those judges. Till that dastardly incident happened, public outrage was against the judiciary,” she said.
She further contended that while the NPP has made efforts to restore institutional trust, these gains are being undone by the NDC.
“When the NPP comes, they come and make things better, but when the NDC comes, they try and make things worse. And we are seeing it: for some time now, lights do not stay on, prices of goods are going up, they are sacking people from their jobs,” Manu lamented.
In her view, the government’s reset agenda is nothing short of a strategic takeover of state institutions.
“So the reset is a bloodless coup, that is what we should call it. It has nothing to do with deepening democracy or governance, because why would the national security operatives go to someone’s house without a warrant and ransack?” Manu queried, underscoring her concerns about the government’s actions.
Manu’s remarks have sparked a fresh debate about the government’s intentions and the state of Ghana’s democracy, with many eagerly awaiting the government’s response to these allegations.
