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Press Release
AFG, November
30, 2012
NDC, HALT THE INTIMIDATION!!
The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) is outraged by
the turn of events following the signing of what has come to
be known as the “Kumasi Declaration” of peace by all the eight
(8) Presidential Candidates organized by the Institute for
Democratic Governance (IDEG), the Peace Council and the
Manhyia Palace.
If the wielding of machete and guns by known NDC thugs and
firing of gunshot into a congregated party activity in Ashtown
(Manhyia Constituency) by an NDC sympathizer is anything to go
by then AFAG is by this declaration calling for an immediate
intervention by Manhyia and the good people of the region
before anything thunderous hit Asanteman in the name of
someone’s insistent quest to hang on to power.
This is certainly an act of indignation and an affront to the
Peace Accord signed by the Presidential Candidates.
We are however not surprised by the conduct of the NDC, in
light of the Yaw Boateng Gyan tape which spelt out some
measures to intimidate the electorate and thereby gain some
electoral advantage over its opponents in the upcoming
elections.
As a group so committed to the consolidation of our democracy,
we are of the strong opinion that leadership of this country
should be determined by the counting of heads and not by the
cutting of heads. In this regard we unreservedly condemn the
action of the NDC activists.
Again, we also call on the various security agencies to
continuously be mindful of the fact that utmost loyalty and
allegiance should be to the state and not individuals or
political parties. The situation where our men in uniform
pander to the whims of politicians for short term
gratification must be done away with at this crucial point in
our life as a country.
We also wish to serve notice to President Mahama that as
incumbent President, he has a greater responsibility at
ensuring that there is peace before, during and after the
upcoming elections. The president must work assiduously to
preserve the peace his party inherited after the 2008
elections.
Finally, we wish to remind the people of Ashanti Region that
all is set for AFAG’s Gargantuan Corruption Forum at the
Atipinhene Park at 1:00pm on Saturday December 1, 2012.
SIGNED:
Davis Opoku Ansah 0244861593
Bright Acheampong 0545230621
Kwaku Ohene Djan 0243372125
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