Deputy National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Isaac Jay Hyde, has emphasized that his party’s pushback against what it calls oppression by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not a partisan battle but a collective responsibility to safeguard democratic freedoms.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Friday, September 19, Hyde said the issue at stake goes beyond politics.
“This fight is not just the fight of the NPP but for our collective good as a Ghanaian people. Today, the NDC is saying that they are silencing critics and going after those who speak out against abuse on the airwaves,” he said.
The youth leader drew parallels with events in other countries where dissent was suppressed, warning against Ghana taking a similar path.
“We’ve seen what happened in Kenya, we saw what happened in Nigeria, and we’ve seen what has happened in Nepal. We don’t think that is the route the NDC wants to go,” he noted.
Hyde further underscored the importance of protecting the constitutional rights enshrined in Chapter Five of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
“We want to collectively ensure that the very essence of Chapter Five of our Constitution, which guarantees freedoms and rights of our citizenry, is protected,” he stressed.
