The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings has noted with utter disgust and disappointment the false and malicious claims made by the Volta Regional Chairman of the N.P.P. Mr. John Peter Amewu.
In an interview broadcast on Joy News TV on the 15th of December, 2016, and later carried by other affiliate news portals, the N.P.P. chairman sought to create the impression of a rapport between himself and the former President without recourse to any form of decency. Amongst other things Mr. Amewu stated “I want to say a big thank you to him (President Rawlings). Even on the night of elections when the results were coming in, he did call”.
For the records the former President has met and talked to Mr. Amewu only once in his lifetime. This encounter which was at the full glare of the media took place when he led the Volta Regional executives to pay a courtesy call on the former President after he was enstooled as the Nutsifafa Fiaga of the Anlo Traditional Area. The purpose of the visit was to lodge a complaint about the alleged attempts by non-Ghanaians across the Ghana-Togo border to vote in the just ended Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections. In a very brief response the former president informed the group that their concerns would be forwarded to the appropriate quarters.
To make such untruthful and absurd claims of a follow up telephone call which can easily be verified is foolhardy, imprudent, unbecoming of a political actor who is supposed to lead with integrity and absolutely disrespectful to former President Rawlings.
The office therefore demands an apology and retraction of the said falsehood in the same manner and prominence such false claims were carried.
Signed:
Kobina Andoh Amoakwa
(Communications Directorate)
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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ITS UP TO YOU. JUST THANK GOD MAHAMA DIDNT WIN AND WHEN HE IS RETAINED AS FLAG BEARER OF THE NDC IN 2020 I WILL BE VOTING FOR NDC AGAIN. MY PLANS WAS TO HELP MAHAMA TO WIN 2016 ELECTION N SAY BYE TO U N UR NDC PARTY SO PAPA J JUST TAKE THINGS EASY UR PARTY WILL BE GIVEN TO U SOON.
Everyone knows Akufo Addo is giving his daughter's hand in marriage to Rawlings' son Kimati, also because devilish Konadu Agyemang had made Rawlings gbiligbili that's why he failed to campaign for his own political party the NDC which resulted in low turn-out in the volta region. Further Amewu knows what he is talking about. The NDC can survive without Rawlings because Rawlings cannot be there for the NDC for ever. Gowayou Amoakwa. We are waiting for the Adoagyiri MP to collect Adoagyiri's land stolen by Nana Konadu for his people now that his government is in power.
THE NDC SHOULD WRITE-OFF THIS MAN. THE NPP CHAIRMAN ONLY STATED THE OBVIOUS TRUTH BCOS I ALSO HEARD SIMILAR MACHINATIONS THAT RAWLINGS DID. HE CALLED SEVERAL CHIEFS AND INFLUENTIAL VOLTARIANS TO DISCOURAGE THEM TOWARDS PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA.