Former President John Mahama is wondering why he is being asked to apologise when he has done nothing wrong.
If you may recall, the Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante and some other political pundits condemned some comments the former President made and asked that he apologise.
Former President Mahama after some members of the NDC were shot at La Bawaleshie during Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election blamed the ruling NPP and said 'we will match them boot for boot'
According to him, “we are not going to joke in 2020, and I’m sounding a warning to the NPP – we are going to match them boot for boot…I want to sound a caution that NDC has a revolutionary root and when it comes to unleashing violence, no one can beat us to that. It is just that we are mindful of this country’s democracy and that is why we must be the first to respect it. That is why we are acting as a party that is docile and respecting the rule of law. But if we believe that the government cannot protect our people and we believe that the government is using its vigilante groups and illegal forces to intimidate and harass and injure our people, then we may have to advise ourselves.”
Rev. Prof. Asante speaking to the former President's comment said: “if he said that, I would want to say that President Mahama, with all humility, I will plead with him to apologise to the nation. In making that statement, he has really created fear in the hearts of people and it’s not just President Mahama I will say this to, I want to say this to all our leaders, people we are looking up to in this nation; that under such circumstances one would expect that they will be the voice of wisdom, a voice that will calm tension, a voice that will help Ghanaians to be able to say: Indeed, we have leaders. So, please let’s be very careful about these things that we say”
However, the former President said instead of Rev Asante and others asking that he apologise, they should rather condemn those who engaged in the shootout.
"Look at what happened in Ayawaso West Wuogon and what was pitiful was that these were armed people that our Ghana police service say they don’t know and yet at Ayawaso, the guys were running rampage and our police service could not control them...the duty of the National security council is not to control a force; they coordinate the existing security services. They are not supposed to have hoodlums dressed in police uniforms, using police vehicles and firing bullets at innocent civilians…and when you talk, it is rather me they are accusing…and they say I should come and apologise…I should come and apologise? meanwhile, you won’t condemn the one who shot. We will not tolerate this in Ghana. We are serving them notice, they shall never deploy such a force in any election in Ghana again; we will resist it…. we are for peace but to enjoy peace you must be vigilant and alert. We must defend our democracy. We will not accept all be die in this country…. they should advise the ones unleashing violence; not me" he said while speaking to delegates during his campaign tour.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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You have spoken the truth very clear and precise. Thank you MAHAMA. Keep being firm and the truth. Peace Council only condemns NDC govt. Anytime NPP is in power they forget their conscience and talk with their A.N.U.S. By their fruits you shall know them. ***barred word*** A.N.U.S
Thank you Mr. Mahama for stating the truth and the real origin of the NDC. Let me add that the PNDC which is the root of the NDC was the first ever entity in Ghanaian politics to introduce pure violence, hatred and unprovoked killings under JJ Rawlings. In fact they threaded beyond the bounds of sanity to strip our women naked in broad day light simply because some of them had more than two TOILET facilities in their homes. So for JM to be bold to state the true nature of the NDC is the best thing to happen to the rest of us who are not NDC so that we shall let them stay in opposition for a very long time to come else we shall relive the days of the REVOLUTION. Thank you our new history teacher PROFESSOR JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA.
REV ASANTE HAS BEEN BIAS SINCE AND AS CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL SECURITY WHAT DID YOU SAY WHEN NPP VIGILANTE GROUPS SHOOTING NDC PEOPLE? LET ALL EMBRACE ALL DIE BE DIE, BCOS PEOPLE LIKE REV ASANTE HAVE TAKEN SIDES SO WE SHALL ALL PROTECT OURSELVES AND FAMILY. AKOFFO ADDO DO NOT CARE WHETHER GHANA BURN OR NOT HE HAS ACHIEVE HIS DREAM OF BEING PRESIDENT
Mahama you are very very arrogant and rude. No wonder Bagbin had prophecy your doom in 2020. No Ghanaian will arrogant and rude behaviour any longer. I predict 35% for you in 2020 if only you win as ndc presidential candidate. You are rude, arrogant, corruption and disrespectfull
very arrogant ford bribe taker. Ghanaians are witnessing your double standard now that you are in opposition. power drank looter
the NDC has patent for violence so Mahama has not disappointed me. he is taken advantage of the shear violent nature of the NDC without educating them. he would want them to be continually uneducated so that he would take advantage of them. it is a shame.
WE MUST CALL FOR THE SACKING OF PROF. ASANTE FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IF HE WILL NOT RESIGN HONORABLY BECAUSE HE IS NOT FIT TO BE THERE SINCE HIS UTTERANCES CLEARLY SHOW THAT HE IS NOT NEUTRAL BUT TAKES SIDES. IF HE IS NOT SACKED THEN THE WHOLE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WILL LOSE ITS CREDIBILITY AS A NEUTRAL BODY.
I DONT BLAME HIM ,BUT THE SUPPORTERS OF NDC,IF THERE IS TROUBLE THIS PEPE-NII MONSTER WILL RUN AWAY WITH HIS FAMILY AND THE STU--PID SUPPORTERS WILL FIGHT FOR HIM.
hahahaha, wow, mahama is right this time. wasnt he that asante in the NDC days, hypocrites all around. i hate such people without stands and virtues. he should ***barred word***, this isnt insult but people like him are making Ghana a fine country become mess and ***barred word***. Mahama is right, i support him 100% and will forever stand by this of him. i was expecting the NPP to deviate from such hence making Ghana clean but, if you say NDC did, you making it worst, should NDC stand alof when they win, come on, we arent Jesus, we all human being. litigation must stop but if younretaliate, NDC is also right to fight back. No matter the non.sense in rawlings days, kufour focused on developing Ghana and no doubt to me, after kwame nkrumah, kufour is better than all even nana addo. i hate how people arent thinking about Ghana but defending their fathers, mothers etc appointed and even if making Ghana sink. we said of BOST, people defended, at the end of the day what happened?. look ursula must have been sacked by now but look, in akufo addo government, there are so many family, friends, akyem mafia, ex girl friends etc appointted too much and makes most of them so comfortable even in their fo.olishness. i rem kufour days where kwadwo pianim wont allow such even fron anane or kan dapahh the hard core die hard of kufour. gabby can write official budget of the country on facebook before the finance minister even start reading at parliament, what a no.nsense, come on. we arent ready to give any politician luxury, the luxury is their salaries, allowances, diplomatic visas etc not their use.less mindsets of cheating and lazy attitude to work. even the president who won is working, look at ursula, a shi.t of a class. for that woman, haaaaaado, if NDC let her go free when they come to power, indeed i will be very sad at them paaa. they should indeed show her sense and lessons. she cant be yaa asantewa ok, even hajia okede yakubu wasnt that arrogant, kurase ni baaa, talks rub.bish everytime, why. is ghana for them alone? kyewwwwww
A Violence leader and it violence party, John Mahama is a power drank leader who is ready to sherd blood of his supporters just for me to be in power again but it will never happen.