Former Eastern Regional Minister and a staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),Victor Smith has made damning  allegations against the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Mr Smith has alleged that the NPP are currently camping some men at Asutuare Military Training base who are undergoing a three-week weapon training.

The former Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom said the training is in preparation for the upcoming 2020 general election.

Speaking on Kasapa FM, Mr Smith said the thugs will be crushed by the NDC if they make any funny move during the election.

“The NPP is training soldiers at Asutuare, we know where they are training some people also here in Accra. The NPP should continue to train and use them and we’ll see what will happen in Ghana...they give them three weeks of weapon training. if they[NPP] want the good of Ghana they should not use these people they are training.

He warned the NPP not to try to rig the 2020 elections as they did in 2016, else there would be total chaos in the country.

According to him, what Ghanaians need is a free and fair election that will produce a legitimate President to rule this country.

“I believe that they didn’t win the 2016 election fairly but they should not try to repeat that again. They should win fairly let the people give you their mandate. If they don’t do that the people of this country will be so angry and this government will run."

"They shouldn’t steal it they should let the peoples’ preference be made at the election. They shouldn’t try to interfere with the register and don’t try any tricks to make sure they get power. If they try to steal this upcoming election there’ll be mayhem. Let us have a free and fair election then if we lose we accept the outcome.”