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General News of Monday, February 4, 2019
Source: mynewsgh.com
2019-02-04
Former President John Dramani Mahama
Professor Da Costa Aboagye, based in the United Kingdom, has asked former President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider his candidacy to become the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), because the seat of government is not reserved for violent people, reports MyNewsGh.com.
While addressing NDC delegates in the Adaklu constituency of the Volta Region on Thursday, January 31, 2019, Mahama said the NDC would match the NPP in the 2020 elections. if the government was trying to intimidate and harbad NDC supporters violently.
According to Mr. Mahama, "the NDC will not joke in 2020 and it sends a warning to the NPP to tell him that his party and give him the same footing for the NPP".
"I want to remind you that NDC has a revolutionary root and that when it comes to unleashing violence, no one can beat us. We simply want to keep the democracy of this country in mind and that is why we must be the first to respect it. That's why we act as a docile party and respectful of the rule of law. But if we believe that the government can not protect our people and use its self-defense groups and its illegal forces to intimidate, harbad and hurt our people, we may need to advise, "he said. he warned.
But in an exclusive interview with MyNewsGh.com, Dr. Aboagye condemned Mahama's speech and suggested that the former president should reconsider his candidacy to become the flag bearer of the NDC, as Jubilee House is not a party violent to unleash violence against Ghanaians.
"While your predecessor and President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is marking history by ending conflicts such as the Dagbon crisis and peace par excellence, you are issuing a warning. to unleash violence against Ghanaians, "said Dr. Aboagye.
He asked if former President Mahama was not the same person who had condemned the minor incident that had characterized the aftermath of the presidential and legislative elections, suggesting that he could tarnish the image of the country as a beacon of democracy and constitutional governance at the 12th congregation of the Ghana Institute. Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Greenhill.
"Again, former President Mahama is not the same person who said the violence in Talensi was unacceptable and urged the security services to learn from it? He questioned.
Why is Mr. Mahama now asking his supporters and party to join the NPP's strategy to tarnish the image of the country as a symbol of democracy and constitutional governance? Dr. Aboagye questioned.
According to him, Ghanaians do not want anyone to unleash violence, but aspire to protect the constitutional governance and democracy that Mr. Mahama has enjoyed as president.
"So, if Mr. Mahama has now changed and issued a warning to unleash violence on Ghanaians, then we, Ghanaians, must badure him that the presidency is certainly not for violent people neither for parties, "said Dr. Aboagye.
To this end, he called on the former president to reconsider his candidacy for leadership of the NDC as the torch holder of the 2020 elections.
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