Former Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has disclosed that prior to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) officially handing over power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party received intelligence about an alleged plot by some NDC members to attack prominent NPP figures.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV on July 18, 2025, Okoe-Boye claimed that the alleged plot targeted high-profile NPP members, including Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (former Communications Minister), Godfred Dame (former Attorney General), and Hawa Koomson (former MP for Awutu Senya East), among others.
According to Okoe-Boye, the intelligence gathered by National Security was so alarming that then-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo personally considered calling then-President-elect John Dramani Mahama to address the matter.
“NDC members had promised to attack NPP members, including Godfred Dame, Hawa Koomson, Ursula Owusu, and other prominent figures. We received that intel from National Security, and it was very dangerous. The report was so bad that President Akufo-Addo said he would personally call Mahama to confront him about it,” Okoe-Boye said.
Okoe-Boye further revealed that Akufo-Addo instructed then-National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, and the transitional team to engage the NDC leadership to avert what could have turned into a violent confrontation.
“Akufo-Addo ordered Kan Dapaah to meet with the transitional team to resolve the issue because, if not handled well, it could have turned bloody,” he added.
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