The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have congratulated their political opponents, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for successfully holding a parliamentary primaries successfully.

The NPP in a statement congratulated all the aspiring parliamentary candidates of the NDC who were successful in their bid to represent the party in the various constituencies for Election 2020.

The NDC, last Saturday, held primaries in 157 constituencies across the country that saw about 524 aspirants staking their bid to lead in the 157 constituencies.

The statement issued by the General Secretary of the NPP, Mr John Boadu, said the party was pleased about the exercise which was largely smooth.

“The NPP is pleased to congratulate all the aspiring parliamentary candidates of the NDC who were successful in their bid to represent the party as parliamentary candidates in the various constituencies of the country for Election 2020.

The NPP equally congratulates the opposition party for a largely "smooth exercise", the statement said.

The NPP, however, said it was appalled and condemned in no uncertain terms some acts of violence and intimidation that characterised the primaries in some parts of the country.

It said it was also worrying that there were displays of opulence and profligacy in some of the constituencies, coupled with some violent acts.

According to the NPP, for a political party that prided itself as a credible alternative to the governing NPP, those worrying developments should be a major cause for concern.

It was the hope of the NPP that the 2020 electioneering would not see any ugly occurrences.

As a party that had committed itself to running a peaceful, clean, decent campaign and adhering to the democratic principles of engagement, the NPP said, “We are calling on the NDC to also make these commitments for the love of God and country.”

The NPP statement added that with the laudable achievements of the government in all sectors of the economy and in every constituency of the country, the NPP was confident that regardless of the persons elected or selected as the NDC’s parliamentary candidates, the Ghanaian people would not only retain the government but also vote to maintain the party’s overwhelming majority in Parliament.