{
  "id": 18141593,
  "title": "‘Yɛgye Yɛ Sika’ demo was cheap politics; bring Ofori-Atta to Ghana if you believe in accountability – Mahdi Jibril tells NPP (Video)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/y-gye-y-sika-demo-was-cheap-politics-bring-ofori-atta-to-ghana-if-you",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:14:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/y%c9%9bgye-y%c9%9b-sika-demo-was-cheap-politics-bring-ofori-atta-to-ghana-if-you-believe-in-accountability-mahdi-jibril-tells-npp-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahdi Jibril, has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for using the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa as a means to gain politically. He dismissed the NPP's \"Yɛgye Yɛ Sika\" demonstration as a case of cheap politics, indicating that they were aware of ongoing investigations into the evacuation. On Adom FM's Dwaso Nsem, Jibril emphasized that the NPP was aware of the investigations and that the protest was superfluous because the government was already addressing the issues surrounding the evacuation. When questioned about the NPP's commitment to accountability, Jibril pointed to the party's previous opposition to Ken Ofori-Atta's return to Ghana to address matters related to his time in office. Jibril contended that the NPP's demand for accountability was disingenuous, as their actions did not align with their words. According to Jibril, if the NPP were truly committed to protecting the public purse and demanding accountability, they would have pushed for Ofori-Atta's return to Ghana. He emphasized that the NDC is not opposed to accountability and that the government has taken steps to address concerns raised over the South Africa evacuation exercise.",
  "summary": "The Deputy Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahdi Jibril, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of exploiting concerns over the government’s evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa for political advantage. He described the party’s “Yɛgye Yɛ Sika” demonstration as an exercise in cheap politics, arguing that the NPP was aware […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "NDC Vice Chair Abanga fires NPP, tells them: 'Bring back Ofori-Atta if you want accountability'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ndc-vice-chair-abanga-fires-npp-tells-them-bring-back-ofori-atta-if",
        "published": "2026-11-04T17:34:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}