[ 2016-11-12 ]

Akufo-Addo bemoans selective application of law under Prez Mahama
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has
bemoaned the selectivity in the application of the
law under President Mahama.

The act, he noted, is a recipe for chaos.

He has therefore appealedto the Ghanaian
electorate to vote out the Mahama-led NDC
government on December 7.

According to Nana Akufo-Addo, having sworn to
uphold the Constitution of the land, and ensure
that the laws governing the country are applied on
the principle of equality before the law for all
persons, President Mahama, through his actions and
inactions, is superintending over the perpetration
of lawlessness in the country.

The NPP flagbearer also added that it was
unfortunate that the Ghana Police Service and the
security agencies, who are to maintain the peace
and guarantee security for all in every part of
the country, have turned a blind eye to
occurrences of violence in certain parts of the
country, especially in some areas of the Brong
Ahafo Region.

Nana Akufo-Addo was addressing a mini-rally at
Sankore, in the Asunafo South constituency, on
Friday, November 11, 2016, on the 2nd day of his
4-day tour of the Brong Ahafo Region, when he made
this known.

Sankore, which, in recent years under President
Mahama, has become a hotbed of violence and
lawlessness, with the maiming and killing of
members and sympathisers of the NPP, with none of
the perpetrators brought to book, largely due to
their affiliations with the NDC MP for the
constituency, Hon. Eric Opoku, who happens also to
be the Regional Minister for Brong Ahafo.

This development, according to Nana Akufo-Addo,
who was visibly saddened by the situation, does
not augur well for the peace and stability of any
nation, particularly, a burgeoning democracy like
Ghana’s.

Sankore, the NPP flagbearer stressed, is now
associated with violence and lawlessness,
explaining that “it is not a good thing.”

He, thus, appealed to residents of the town to
help banish this stigma by voting out the
Mahama-led government in December.

“If it happens that NDC members attack NPP
members in Sakore, he (the President) should be
able to ask the Inspector General of Police (IGP)
if he has heard of the matter, what he is doing
about it, and if the perpetrators of such actions
have been dealt with according to the law? When
that is done, then the peace of the nation can be
guaranteed,” the NPP flagbearer said.

He assured the people of Sankore and residents of
Asunafo South that “when I come into office,
God-willing, the law will work in Ghana without
fear or favour, ill-will or malice. The law will
work on my ministers, members of my party, and on
all Ghanaians equally.

“If as a member of the NPP, you perpetrate
violence against a member of the NDC, the law will
deal with you. If you’re an NDC member and you
commit any unlawful acts against an NPP member,
the law will equally deal with you. The law will
not discriminate against anybody under my
government. That is the best way of ensuring the
security of all Ghanaians.”

With 25 days to the holding of the December 7
elections, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the
government of President Mahama to allow the laws
of the land to work.

“President Mahama swore to uphold the
Constitution of the country, and ensure that its
laws work without fear or favour. In Sankore,
unfortunately, the law does not work. NDC thugs go
about maiming and killing NPP members and nothing
is said about it. When you’re an NPP member and
you’re attacked, the police do nothing about it.
This must stop,” he added.

Nana Akufo-Addo stressed that the only way to
preserve the peace of Ghanaians and guarantee the
safety of all citizens is through the ousting of
the Mahama government on December 7.

“If we are looking for a government that will
protect all Ghanaians, then we must vote out the
Mahama government. The Mahama government cannot do
the job. They are a discriminatory government. The
law does not apply to NDC members,” he added.

Nana Akufo-Addo urged NPP members to remain
resolute, with the knowledge that the masses are
not on the side of President Mahama or his NDC
government, the reason why they are employing the
use of thugs, guns and machetes to instill fear
into residents to maintain their grip on power.

Before leaving Sankore, the NPP flagbearer visited
and consoled the family of an NPP member killed by
NDC thugs. The police, till date, have not brought
the perpetrators of these criminal acts to book,
the family told Nana Akufo-Addo.

Source - Kasapafm

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