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NDC denies threat allegations
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Dec 19, Ghanadot - John Dramani Mahama, running mate
of John Evans Atta Mills, flag bearer of the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied rumours linking the
party to supposed threats to the lives of certain prominent
personalities in the country, adding that “the NDC has
nothing to do with these threats and we believe that there
is a sinister hand in all this to try to stampede the
electorate into making a choice in favour of a particular
candidate”.
To him the allegation that the NDC had placed Pastor Mensa
Otabil of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) and
other senior religious leaders of the Muslim, Christian and
Pentecostal Councils on an alleged hit list is sham.
He said the NDC, rather had extreme respect for the
religious personalities and regarded them as the scruples of
the nation and wished them no harm.
"Let me state that under a government led by Professor (John
Evans Atta) Mills and I, no Ghanaian, however, highly or
lowly placed in society, shall entertain any fear of harm to
themselves for any beliefs that they hold," Mr Mahama said.
The party has called on the Ghana Police Service to
commission a thorough investigation into the alleged hit
list, and said with the right ICT expertise, it will
possible to track the origin of the e-mail that is causing
all these problems.
"We are prepared to assist and cooperate with the Police in
this regard. We of the NDC dissociate ourselves from any
such persons and are quite confident that none of our
members would carry on such actions." Mr Mahama said he and
Professor Mills, the NDC presidential candidate, had waged
"a clean, dignified, issues-based campaign over the last few
months, and these attacks on the party, which Prof. Mills
currently leads, are spiteful and incendiary".
He cautioned those who have made it their business to make
up and spread these vicious rumours against "our party, and
to those who would aid and facilitate the spread of such
rumours, we wish to remind them that the Bible enjoins us,
as Christians, not to bear false witness against our
neighbours, and we are sure that like all of us, they will
one day have to account for their deeds to a higher
authority."
Mr Mahama rejected the claim in certain quarters that Former
President Jerry Rawlings would hide behind Prof Mills to
rule the nation saying it was constitutionally impossible
for that to happen. He also addressed claims that a vote for
the NDC on December 28 would lead to the scrapping of the
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and said there was
no truth in them.
The vice presidential candidate said the NDC stood by its
Manifesto and pledged that it would improve the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in terms of national
coverage, one life payment of premium since 85 per cent of
the current cost is covered by contributions through the
National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) and SSNIT deductions,
provision of better equipment and other infrastructure and
better conditions of service for all health care personnel
in the country.
Ghanadot
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