The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Rashid Tanko-Computer, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for complaining about the government’s representation at Jubilee House to receive its petition.

He argued that the opposition party should instead be grateful that Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah made time to receive the petition after its “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration.

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Thursday, August 6, Mr Tanko-Computer said government officials were attending activities marking the first anniversary of the August 5, 2025 military helicopter crash. He therefore considered it unreasonable for the NPP to expect senior officials to abandon the commemoration to receive its petition.

“They were lucky Nana Yaa Jantuah even appeared there. They should be charitable to the lady. She did very well because she was supposed to be at the programme.

“Everybody was at the programme, but she had to sacrifice that national programme and decided to come and receive the delegation,” he said.

Mr Tanko-Computer also accused the NPP of being insensitive to the bereaved families and the nation by staging the protest on the same day as the national commemoration for the crash victims.

He said the memorial events, including activities at Burma Camp and an interfaith prayer service attended by the military high command, religious leaders, police leadership and other dignitaries, deserved precedence.

“This was a national disaster. Everybody was there to mourn and remember them. They died in the line of duty, and you decided to organise a demonstration on that very day,” he said.

He described the NPP’s choice of date as inconsistent with Ghanaian cultural values surrounding mourning and remembrance.

“Our culture and tradition abhor what they did. The gods of the land are angry with them,” he stated.

The NPP had earlier criticised the Presidency for delegating Nana Yaa Jantuah to receive its petition, arguing that the decision did not reflect the seriousness of its concerns about alleged arbitrary arrests, selective justice and threats to Ghana’s democracy.