The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticised the United States and the United Kingdom after they both released a statement condemning election violence in Ghana.

According to a statement signed by Kofi Portuphy, the national chairman of the governing party, the foreign missions have fallen for the propaganda of the opposition New Patriotic Party.

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“[The NDC] notes with concern a direct accusation made against the NDC by a US representative without recourse to the facts of the incident. We believe that if our diplomatic friends had been a bit more painstaking and diligent in their inquiry into the incident, they would have become aware of the facts and not be subject to manipulation by the maliciously efficient propaganda machine of the NPP…We believe that our international partners must be more diligent in seeking the truth rather than relying on biased political and media propaganda.

"The NDC notes with interest the threats issued by the two missions to revoke visas and other such diplomatic actions and wonders why similar threats or sanctions have not been considered after previous incidents when the NPP and its supporters have been engaged in inciting or instigating violence, including hate speech.

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Background

On Sunday November 13, supporters of the governing party and the opposition clashed outside the residence of Nana Akufo-Addo, the leader of the opposition. This happened after a health procession organised by the NDC reached the house where stones and bottles were thrown. Shots were also fired by security of the Akufo-Addo.

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The US and UK released a statement condemning the violence and threatened to revoke the visas of political leaders who instigate violence during this period. Ghana’s general elections come off on December 7, 2016.