Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated that there is no amount of propaganda and distraction from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government can erase the shame this country was subjected to on the Ayawaso West Wuoguon by-election violence.
John Mahama on Wednesday, February 13, hosted diplomats and showed them videos and pictures of alleged violence which occurred during the by-election on January 31, 2019.
A statement on his facebook page defending his actions said, the substance of the matter was the violence meted out to innocent Ghanaians by hoodlums of the ruling government, paraded initially as state security personnel.
“The victims, injured on the day, did not take guns and shoot themselves. They were injured by powerful assault rifles given to partisan hoodlums for the purpose of intimidating Ghanaians who were peacefully exercising their franchise in a by-election,” he stressed.
Read Full Statement Below
No amount of government sponsored propaganda and distraction will take away the stigma of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, as darkest day in the history of Ghana's 4th Republican democracy.
The substance of the matter is the violence meted out to innocent Ghanaians by hoodlums of the ruling government, paraded initially as state security personnel.
Thanks to videos filmed by television stations and other individuals, the true identity of these hoodlums, identified as members of the Invincible and Delta Forces of the NPP have been revealed.
The victims, injured on the day, did not take guns and shoot themselves. They were injured by powerful assault rifles given to partisan hoodlums for the purpose of intimidating Ghanaians who were peacefully exercising their franchise in a by-election.
The meeting held by my office in conjunction with the NDC Party and the Minority in Parliament was to correct the false impression given to the diplomatic corps that NDC was the cause of the violence in Ayawaso West Wuogon.
No amount of propaganda from government can erase the shame this country was subjected to on that ‘bloody Thursday’.
In any case, this is not the first, and will not be the last time in our history that an opposition group is meeting with the diplomatic corps to explain or clarify its version or outlook on policy or events in our country.
Government must own up to its responsibilities and ensure the prosecution of the criminal elements who it deployed in Ayawaso West Wuogon. It is those actions that paint the country black internationally, not those who expose the dastardly acts sanctioned by government and its appointees.
In the public interest, let me share with you, one of the three main videos I showed at the Wednesday meeting with diplomats on the violence in Ayawaso West Wuogon. This, like the others, is a compilation available and shared widely by various media houses over the period.
Link to video below
https://www.facebook.com/JDMahama/videos/323501988292693/
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WHEN YOU THROW A BALL AGAINST A WALL, IT BOUNCES BACK TO YOU. YOU INTENDED TO DISGRACE THE NPP, BUT THE GOOD LORD HAVE ANSWERED YOU EQUALLY. THE SAME DIPLOMATS THAT YOU INVITED WILL JUDGE YOU.
Oh Mr. Ex-president, why are making ***barred word*** of yourself? Please I edge you to preserve the little dignity you have. You have been a president before, so I do not see the problem with you. I do not want to believe that you want to come back to come and loot our resource again. Please, stop disgracing yourself.
YOU ARE EVIL. GOD PUNISH YOU. YOUR EVIL AGENDA WILL KILL YOU.
One is dead at your parting meeting in Kumasi, what are you saying. It will be wise to assemble Diplomats and address again on latest happenings in you party, gyimiiii
CAN THIS MAN ***barred word*** AND CLOSE HIS ***barred word*** MOUTH. HE HAS NOT MORAL RIGHT TO COMMENT TO THESE ISSUES AND TALK LIKE THIS. LET THE ORDINARY CONDEMN THIS WHICH WE ARE DOING. STAY OFF BECAUSE YOU ARE WORSE OFF. FO000LISH GREEDY POLITICIANS. CAN'T MAHAMA REST AND LIVE A QUIET LIFE.
JDM, thanks for doing what is in the best interest of Ghana which is to ensure the internal community join hands in stopping Mr. All-Die-Be-Die from ruining the country with his hoodlums.
Hi Mr, Mahama, please don't want to take political capital of this sad unfortunate situation at Ayawaso Wuagon. Nana Addo government is under fire becuase the people of Ghana has placed his government under high standard and expecting as compare to your moribund regime otherwise it was going to be as usual media talk and nothing else. We have this incidents severally under your watch and and nothing happen. If you can't help deal with this sad development in the country please give us a break.
MAHAMA NI GYIMEAAA DEAA
Oh Mahama again. even in opposition he is so incompetent that his lies have also become incompetent lies. John Ford Kanazoe Mahama.. please grow out of incompetence.
These man has no sha me at all..... You have been caught pants down but still want us to believe your 1ies, sorry but the majority of us voters knows your kind, sha meless 1iar.