I apologize for sharing a doctored video– Dennis Miracles Aboagye to Asiedu Nketia

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Director of Local Government Services at the Office of the President, has apologized to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for sharing a doctored video of him.

Aboagye had shared the video as a response to comments made by Bryan Acheampong, the Member of Parliament for Abetifi, who had declared that he and the NPP would never relinquish political power to the NDC.

In the doctored video, Asiedu Nketiah appeared to be encouraging his supporters to lay down their lives for the NDC in the upcoming 2024 general elections. However, Aboagye later realized that the video was doctored and shared an apology on Twitter, stating that he had wrongly shared the video and that he had since removed it.

The original video showed Asiedu Nketiah calling on his supporters to “sacrifice everything, including our lives” for the NDC’s campaign. The doctored video misrepresented his statement, making it seem like he was urging his supporters to lay down their lives.

The incident highlights the growing political tensions in Ghana as the country prepares for the next general elections. It also underscores the dangers of doctored videos and the need for responsible behavior on social media.

A number of members from both parties had engaged in incendiary comments, with some from the NDC threatening to match any violence the NPP might bring in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections. Asiedu Nketiah called on all politicians to refrain from making violent or inflammatory statements, emphasizing that such comments only serve to increase tensions and harm the country's democracy.

Asiedu Nketiah expressed gratitude to Aboagye for his apology.

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