Deputy Information Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) seems edgy and overawed at the participation of the Special Forces Unit of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in Tuesday’s parade during the commemoration of Ghana’s 55th Independence Anniversary.

He has thus rubbished claims by the NPP that they (opposition) have been vindicated in their position that the governing party is up to some electoral mischief.

According to the NPP, the formation of the Special Forces Unit within the GAF and their presence at the Parade grounds on Tuesday, solidifies the accusation that government is bent on intimidating members of the opposition especially in the Ashanti Region and other strongholds.

NPP General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, in an interview with Citi FM said though their worst fears have been somewhat confirmed, they will closely monitor the situation and match the NDC boot for boot in December, adding that they have "pictorial evidence of what is going on and will expose the ruling party at the appropriate time".

“We know that the NDC is training people at Asutsuare and elsewhere...We are aware of what they are doing and we have photographs of people who are being trained at Asutsuare and elsewhere and so at the appropriate time this will be made available to the good people of this country; if they think that they are doing this on the quiet and that nobody knows. The very people they are training, some of them come to tell us what is happening and we have pictorial evidence," he disclosed.

However, speaking in an interview on the same station, the Deputy Information Minister said the opposition NPP seems easily intimidated and edgy. To him, there is no need for one to feel agitated because whatever security measures President Mills intends putting in place is for the good of the country.

“…Life is not all about elections…The mindset of the NPP is election and power and nothing else and it is about time they change their perception. As the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces, the President is ready to make sure the country is safe and that life and property are protected. If they raise all these accusations it means they really mean to do something with their ‘all-die-be-die’ mantra…,” he said.