Ya Na ruling: Bow your heads in shame, NPP’s Karbo tells NDC

National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Abayifa Karbo, has advised the ruling NDC government to apologise to the people of Dagbon and all Ghanaians for giving a political tint to the death of the late Ya Na Yakubu Andani II.

The NDC in the run up to the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections pledged to prosecute the killers of the late overlord of Dagbon, after earlier attempts by the then ruling NPP had failed. Leading members of then opposition party NDC cited this failure as reflective of the ruling party’s performance in office, and made a lot of political mileage out of the pledge, attracting a large number of votes in the subsequent election.

However, following the acquittal and discharge of 15 suspects by an Accra Fast Track High Court for want of evidence, the NPP National Youth organizer says the NDC “must bow its head in shame for failing to make good its promise of finding the killers of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Na Yakubu Andani”.

According to Anthony Karbo, the NDC has only succeeded in pointing accusing fingers at their political opponents, without providing evidence or proffering solutions.

Speaking on Metro TV’s ‘Good Morning Ghana’ program, Anthony Karbo described the court’s ruling as a victory for Dagbon and a victory for democracy. He however cautioned the Abudus and others who were jubilating as a result of the court’s ruling to desist from doing so and help in bringing and sustaining peace in the Dagbon State.

“There’s no jubilation in this matter, let’s all get together and ensure that we commit to sustaining peace for the state of Dagbon,” he cautioned.

Anthony Karbo also spoke against the practice of passing the buck of responsibility back and forth between NDC and NPP emphasizing, “this is not the time for us to engage in blame games”.

Fellow panelist and spokesperson for the Vice President, John Jinapor, however questioned Karbo’s moral right to call for the NDC to bow its head in shame. Responding to the call, John Jinapor pointed out, “the Ya Na died under your watch, what did you do about it? Your party was in power by then, were you able to arrest even one person?”

Mr. Jinapor however called for calm and indicated that government has asked the Attorney-General to study the court’s ruling “so let’s wait and see the way forward after the Attorney-General responds.”

Both men called for calm in Dagbon and proposed that a collective decision be taken to ensure lasting peace in the area.

Source: Citifmonline.com/Ghana