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Atta Mills explains why he would
consult Rawlings
Gomoa Dawurampong (C/R), July 26, GNA – The National
Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Professor John Evans
Atta Mills has pointed out that so long as his government
would like to continue with the good policies of the past
governments, there would be the need to consult the
initiators of the policies, for clarification.
“Not only the former President Rawlings I will consult, I
will also consult the former President Kufuor when the need
arises and (that) doesn’t mean that Atta Mills does not
think for himself, ” Prof. Mills declared at a well-attended
rally at Dawurampong as part of his campaign tour of some
parts of the Central Region on Thursday.
The NDC flagbearer explained that the 1992 Constitution,
which was the
blueprint for the governance of this nation was promulgated
under Rawlings regime and was aware that no President could
serve more than eight years in office.
He said by handing-over administration peacefully after
serving the mandated eight years was an indication that the
former President had accepted to abide by the Constitution
and that he had no chance of ruling this nation again as
democratic elected President.
“It is therefore absurd for some people to believe that when
Atta Mills is elected President, Rawlings will push him
aside and take-over the governance,” he stated and called on
the believers of the notion that a vote for Atta Mills is a
vote for Rawlings to discard it because it is too hollow.
He assured the nation that a government under his
administration would be for all Ghanaians but not for only
some selected few as being experienced now.
Party cards will not be demanded before loans with monies
from national resources will be given, appointments and
employments will be done on merit but not on party
affiliation and no farmer will be discriminated against in
the mass cocoa spraying exercise just because he or she does
not belong to my party.
Prof. Atta Mills pointed out that the nation would not move
forward as expected without a truthful and transparent
government.
The NDC flagbearer advised people who were 18 years and
above but had not registered to do so when the voters’
register was opened and cautioned the electorate against
allowing their conscience to be bought on the day of the
election.
Mr Francis Kojo Arthur, an agricultural science tutor and
the party’s parliamentary candidate for Gomoa West was
introduced to the crowd.
Mr Arthur promised to solicit for assistance to improve
conditions in the Gomoa Senior Technical High School at
Dawurampong to befit the status of a model school when
elected to parliament.
He also promised to initiate programmes to boost farming and
fishing in the area.
Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, National women’s Organizer called on
President Kufuor to apologize to Ghanaians, especially
farmers for introducing the President’s Special Initiative
on Cassava which rather worsened the plight of those who
embraced it and also for using national resources to
establish the factory for cassava starch which had become a
“white elephant”.
Ghanaians need an apology because the President has misled
them by introducing that initiative.
GNA
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