[ 2016-11-09 ]

The delegation in a pose with former President Rawlings

Rawlings: Election winner should embrace all
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John
Rawlings has urged all parties contesting the
forthcoming elections to take the necessary steps
to give the assurance that should their party
emerge victors, members of the losing parties
would have no reason to feel insecure.

The former President who was recently installed
Fafa Fia of Anlo (Chief of Peace), called on
whoever wins the election to stretch its canopy to
all Ghanaians and counseled against any attempt to
undermine the electoral process in order to ensure
a peaceful outcome. 
Speaking during a courtesy call by the Volta
Regional Executive of the New Patriotic Party
(NPP) at his office in Accra on Wednesday, Flt Lt
Rawlings appealed “that as much as possible,
let’s do everything to maintain the spirit of
goodwill.

“Most parties are working towards winning the
election and I wish all of you the best.
Irrespective of whoever emerges as the winner I
hope that the losing parties and their support
base will have no reason to feel insecure,” the
former President said.

The NPP delegation led by John Peter Amewu,
Chairman of the Volta regional branch of the
party, congratulated former President Rawlings on
his recognition as the Fafa Fia of Anlo and
commended him for supervising a peaceful
transition to constitutional rule in 1992 and
subsequently handing over power to the NPP in
2001.

The delegation also sought the former
President’s intervention in ensuring a
successful election by calling on the Electoral
Commission to be transparent and publish on its
website details of the electoral register and
election results from previous elections. 

The NPP delegation also expressed their concern
about the potential of non-Ghanaians crossing into
Ghana to vote during the elections, suggesting
that some who have registered as voters are not
Ghanaians but persons who have been influenced to
register illegally to vote for a particular
party.

“The NPP, as law abiding citizens, do not intend
to stop genuine Ghanaians who reside in Togo
coming to Ghana to exercise their democratic right
to vote.

Instead we are trying to build collaboration
between the leaders of the border towns and
educate them in understanding the criminal
implications and trivialities of the actions of
those who are not entitled to vote trying to do
so,” Mr. Amewu said.

Former President Rawlings in his response told the
delegation that he will pass on their concerns to
the relevant institutions for the necessary
action.

Dr. Kwame Djokoto, NDC constituency Chairman for
Keta and Mr. Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, aide to former
President Rawlings who were present at the meeting
took turns to call for an enabling environment for
peaceful elections.

Dr. Djokoto said the presence of the NPP
delegation at the office of the former President
was indicative of the fact that he truly stood for
peaceful coexistence amongst all Ghanaians
irrespective of their political background.

Source - Graphic Online.com

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