NPP breached all Covid-19 safety protocols in their Primaries, but are yet to be Prosecuted – NDC
He said it was "unfair" that the police did not arrest persons who breached the Covid-19 rules at the NPP Primaries
Jonas Danquah 
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has chided the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for not adhering to the covid-19 safety protocols in their recently held Parliamentary Primaries.
According to the opposition party, the NPP Primaries which was supposedly conducted in disregarded to covid-19 safety directives, might have consequences on the country’s fight against the pandemic.
The party in a press conference chaired by its Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi said it was unfair the police that were present at the event did not arrest persons who flouted the covid-19 rules.
He also alleged that last Saturday’s parliamentary primary by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) was characterized by vote-buying and electoral violence, which was an affront to the country's democracy.
“The alarming level of vote-buying and opulence we saw in the NPP this time around is unprecedented. We have never seen this level of ostentation in our body politics before and that should give every democracy-loving Ghanaian, genuine cause of concern. Even more bizarre were reports of how social distancing, wearing of face masks, and other critical COVID-19 preventive protocols we denied and thrown to the dogs as delegates congregated in their numbers, mingled and interacted, including wild jubilation in the full glare of the police who are supposed to enforce the law.”
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“We are saying that this is not fair and this is not justifiable, people have gone to jail for this we believe that the media and all of us must let President Akufo-Addo know that this is not right and they must be punished too, if not we have no business prosecuting others, we must as well release the pastors and the innocent citizens who have been prosecuted for the same offence”. Sammy Gyamfi added
The NPP on June 20, 2020, held its parliamentary primaries in about 168 constituencies where it has sitting Members of Parliament.
A total of 374 aspirants in the 168 constituencies; of which 325 are men and 51 are women contested.
The elections were held within the electoral areas to ensure social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols, but reports from the grounds showed that there were large crowd gatherings at some of the polling centres.
