Rawlings "compensation clause" comment confirms our anti-constitutional campaign "Sakawa" – Group

General News on Thursday, June 6, 2019

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2019-06-06

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) said it felt justified by the call of former President Jerry John Rawlings to the erasure of parts of Ghana's 1992 Constitution.

EFL has always said that the 1992 Constitution was an undemocratic document meant to empower a few individuals without addressing the critical issues facing the mbades.

League leader Ernesto Yeboah said the 1992 constitution "feeds an unequal society".

In his opinion, it is time for every Ghanaian to question the provisions of the Constitution and have it annulled for a better document that will guarantee equality and justice.

"Our greatest obstacle to the economic freedom of our time begins and ends with our Constitution, the 1992 Constitution," Yeboah said in a speech delivered at a group end-of-year meeting. , Saturday, January 26, 2019.

In a speech that seems to subscribe to the fighters' stance, Mr. Rawlings said in his keynote speech at a parade, a wreath laying ceremony and that activities marking the 40th anniversary of the uprising of June 4 would be successful: years, the indemnification clauses have encouraged some characters to abuse their functions and take advantage. The Constitution of the Fourth Republic was created by us, for us and to serve us, and in the light of 25 years, there is an unqualified need to reform or rewrite our present constitution. An urgent constituent badembly must be created with the necessary powers to rewrite the constitution ".

The former head of state said that problematic clauses such as transitional provisions and indemnification clauses needed to be revised in order to guarantee the equality of all before the law, in order to Encourage transparency, accountability and responsible governance.

Responding to Mr. Rawlings' comments in a statement on Thursday, June 6, 2019, Mr. Yeboah said: "When we (fighters) declared that the 1992 Constitution should be liquidated because it violated all democratic principles, you told us that we were too radical. Today, Rawlings, who you believe is most protected by the "Sakawa Constitution", tells you to abolish compensation clauses or to abolish the Constitution to ensure a fair and equal society.

"It is shameful to await the return of Rawlings after 19 years of handover to reveal the obvious. Those of you who have argued energetically for Rawlings for the maintenance of the indemnification clauses, what is your new excuse now? None of us loves Rawlings more than himself. In affirming our long standing position, he tells you to 'stop hiding behind him, cowards! & # 39;