How do you suddenly develop "toothache" when the nuclear power station is in power – Mahama asks critics

General News of Monday, February 4, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-02-04

Former President John Dramani Mahama definitely had a series of questions to ask critics and opponents during his tour of the Volta region.

Especially after many of them have condemned his comments of "start-up for startup" and asked for an apology.

After justifying his comments on the response if the NPP tried more of his "intimidation tactics", Mr. Mahama sought to find out why some leaders and civil organizations, while ensuring that the Burden of criticizing the NDC and in particular its administration are a liability lose their voice and develop toothache when the NPP takes office.

It distressed him to see how he (Mahama) was asked to apologize for his defensive comments about the recent clashes at the La Bawaleshie polling center in the Ayawaso by-elections, leaving alleged perpetrators violence as well as their "motivators" loose and not the least scolded.

"After only two years in power and seeing what the NPP does, we all saw what happened in Ayawaso West Wuogon. unprecedented violence in this country. We have held by-elections in many places and this is the first time organized thugs have an AK47 with a masked face, "he said.

"A simple civilian byelection and they will unload weapons and 8 people are injured, all injured by gunshot, one of them being very seriously injured, in the leg, he completely broke the gun. he is still in the hospital. and yet, being the victim, when I speak, civil society, they say that I should excuse myself?

"Those who sent thugs to disrupt by-elections, you can not say anything against them? Many people find their voices only when NDC is in power, when things happen, they are the first to make a lot of noise, but when the nuclear power plants are in power, we see the worst atrocities and yet they are silent, it's as if suddenly had a toothache, "he added.

However, he congratulated the Christian Council of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for remaining professional and non-partisan in the exercise of their functions, regardless of the party in power or the opposition it faces. .

"I salute the National Catholic Secretariat, Reverend Opuni-Frimpong, and UNDP. They showed that no matter who is in power, what is wrong is wrong.

Mahama, who preached peace on his campaign tour in northern Tongu, asked supporters of his party to be on their guard and to be ready to defend Ghana's democratic system.

"We are for peace, but to enjoy peace, you must be vigilant and alert.We must defend our democracy, because it is the philosophy of" all die, die "at work and we will not accept it" said Mahama.