The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has cautioned politicians and public commentators against using phrases such as “tomorrow is pregnant” and “the tables will turn” during discussions on accountability and responsibility.

According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker, such expressions create the impression of political retaliation and undermine public confidence in Ghana’s democratic system.

In a post on his Facebook page following public discussions surrounding the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Mr Suhuyini said the repeated use of such phrases amounted to veiled threats.

“The indiscriminate use of phrases like ‘Tomorrow is pregnant’ and ‘the tables will turn’ lately in any accountability or responsibility conversation are veiled threats that do no politician any good,” he wrote.

The Tamale North MP argued that such narratives reinforce the perception that Ghanaian politics operates on a cycle of mutual protection, where individuals overlook wrongdoing because of expectations of future political advantage.

He said: “They only further entrench the notion that our politics and democracy is a ‘chop-make-a-chop’ system, where you rub my back as I rub yours, as we engage in irresponsible and corrupt practices.”

Mr Suhuyini urged political actors to approach issues of accountability through the lens of justice and fairness rather than fear of possible future consequences.

“We must address issues in the context of wrong and right, fair and unfair without regard to an unknown future retaliation because our democracy depends on transparency and trust and not elitism,” he added.