This is a sampling of opinions that have discussed (condemned or commended) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ‘all die be die’ and related comments said to have been made to party followers in Koforidua on February 9, 2011. Violence is the NPP’s nature – Gen. Nunoo Mensah The National Security Advisor, Brigadier General Nunoo-Mensah (Retd) has rebuked New Patriotic Party flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his “all die be die” comment and says he should be circumspect in his choice of words. He told Asempa FM that he was not entirely surprised at the comment because it is in the nature of the NPP to be violent. Listen to Brig-Gen Nunoo Mensah I commend Nana Addo, I should have backed him long ago - Kofi Jumah The New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah is all praise for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his show of bravery and encouragement to party youth to stand up to opponents’ intimidation, saying he did not realize early on the bold leadership style of Nana Addo for which he should have backed him a long time ago. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Kofi Jumah Alhaji Bature: J.A. Kufuor saved Ghana by working against Nana Addo Managing Editor of the Bilingual Free Press newspaper, Alhaji Bature says he now realizes he criticized wrongly former President J.A. Kufuor for supposedly working against the interests of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2008 elections, not knowing Kufuor was out to save the nation from reckless leadership under Nana Addo. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Alhaji Bature Dan Botwe: Two wrongs don’t make a right, but we can’t just wish for peace New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Okere, Dan Kwaku Botwe has called for circumspection in discussing and interpreting political communication such as has emanated from Nana Akufo-Addo’s “all die be die” comment, saying there is too much sycophancy and insincerity in the society and that Ghana sits on a time bomb if things don’t change for the better. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Dan Botwe Kwadwo Twum Boafo: Here’s Nana Addo’s record of violence National Democratic Congress member and Chief Executive Officer of the Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo, says Nana Akufo-Addo’s “ethnically incendiary” yen Akanfoɔ deε comment is typical of the world’s famous power hungry and desperate politicians who cared little about how many people died to give them power. But he says Nana Addo won’t succeed. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Kwadwo Twum Boafo Jake Obetsebi Lamptey: My father was never charged for serial bomb-throwing New Patriotic Party chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey has challenged all who accuse his late father and politician of throwing bombs to tell the whole world where he did that because it is never true. He said the bombing attempt on the life of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was an all CPP affair, whose suspects were charged and tried. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Jake Let’s thank God for Presidents Kufuor and Mills - sociologist Mr. Kingsley Adjei, a political sociologist says politicians must be bold to rebuke their erring colleagues rather than beat about the bush. He says Ghanaians should always be reminded about the Rwandan war and refrain from ethnic sentiments, urging all to be grateful to God for Presidents Kufuor and Mills. He spoke on Asempa FM. Listen to Kingsley Adjei Samuel Abu Jinapor: Only criminals and wrongdoers fear the police Samuel Abu Jinapor has confessed he was encouraged by Nana Akufo-Addo’s “all die be die” to storm Sogakope in the Volta Regional stronghold of the National Democratic Congress to participate in a radio programme on “opponents’” radio, Radio Gold last Saturday when the station ran an OB of its Alhaji and Alhaji programme. He said Nana’s call is a national call and not about his personal gains. Listen to Samuel Abu Jinapor Tony Aidoo: Akufo-Addo’s ‘all die be die’ came from the dark recesses of his libido Dr Tony Aidoo, Head of Government’s Policy Evaluation and Oversight Unit has challenged the New Patriotic Party to produce a recording of a meeting between party members and flag bearer, Nana Akufo-Addo in Koforidua at which Nana was reported to have made ethnically incendiary comments and also declared ‘all die be die’, saying no one but Nana Addo himself provoked the comment. Listen to Tony Aidoo Bernard Mornah: No justification whatsoever for Nana’s pronouncement The People’s National Convention’s General Secretary, Bernard Mornah says Nana Akufo-Addo’s call on Akans to rise up against intimidation is unbecoming of a leader whose party, like other political parties in Ghana, is enjoined to be national in character. He believes the comments cannot be justified under any circumstance and should not have come from Nana Addo of all persons. Listen to Bernard Mornah Okudzeto Ablakwa: Nana Addo is the president that we must never have Deputy Information Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Nana Addo’s choice of words and his controversial comment to party followers to rise up to intimidation represents “the height of disgusting, epic recklessness. He is however happy that there are decent minded Ghanaians in the NPP, like Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy who have the courage to point out the wrong of their colleagues. Listen to Okudzeto Ablakwa More soon By Isaac Yeboah/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana