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Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has issued a stern warning to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The NPP vowed retaliation for what it described as ongoing harassment and political persecution of New Patriotic Party members.
According to Salam Mustapha, the NDC is using state power to silence dissenting voices criticising the government.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show, Salam Mustapha stated, “We will fix our party, and we will give you people a good run for your money”.
“And I tell you that the ‘boot for boot’ you’re giving us, we will give you times two. That is why, no matter what you do, you can’t silence us; it won’t work,” he added.
Additionally, Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he describes as selective justice.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, September 19, Mr Mustapha stated, “We’re seeing state-sponsored harassment of opposition voices. Our country is being destroyed. The youth of Ghana are no longer safe. They cannot speak. We will not allow a government to turn us into tenants, timid people. That is not the youth of Ghana. We will resist oppressive rule”.
“That is why, in the voice of defiance, I say to you, all of you, rise and let’s demonstrate on the 23rd, Tuesday, and show our abhorrence to the selectivity, the injustice, the perversion of this government, for all of us, our collective safety, that will build a better society for Ghana”, he added.
Meanwhile, Salam Mustapha has said the NPP’s upcoming “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demonstration is to send a signal against intimidation, political harassment, or injustice.
The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, 23rd September.
The NPP protesters will march to present a petition at the Police Headquarters, before proceeding to the Jubilee House to deliver a final petition to the Office of the President.
Salam Mustapha stated, “I can confirm that the leadership of the party will be present, and so will the Minority Leader and the entire Minority Caucus”.
The “Yɛn Suro Ahunahuna” demo, meaning “We do not fear oppression”.
Meanwhile, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has expressed concern over the growing trend of retaliatory politics in Ghana.
According to Afenyo-Markin, Ghana must end the cycle of you do me, I do you politics.
He noted that a political party gain power only to take revenge on their opponents, which undermines democracy and could pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic stability.
Speaking to a gathering on September 4, 2025, Afenyo Markin stated, “The way our country has become today, it is like we get the power to come and show our opponents where the power lies. We are using the power for revenge.
When we [NPP] were in office, a few of us took it upon ourselves to rather build bridges to ensure that this extremist type of approach, where power is used to punish, attack and hurt others, are somewhat minimised”.
He added, “I would want to encourage our friends in government to eschew such a posture. The fact that it happened yesterday is not justification for it to be repeated.
“We must end the cycle of ‘you do me, I do you’. I’ve never been happy with some of these things. It doesn’t help our democracy”.
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