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Rawlings calls for free, fair polls
Accra, Aug. 22, Ghanadot/GNA -
Former President Rawlings has advised Ghanaians to be
vigilant during this year’s presidential and parliamentary
elections.
He has also called on the National Electoral Commission to
conduct the election in a manner devoid of controversy.
A statement issued in Accra on Thursday by Mr Kofi Adams,
Deputy National Youth Organiser, said the former president
was speaking at a mammoth rally the NDC organized at Dormaa
Ahenkro as part of a two-day tour of the Brong Ahafo Region.
It said the former president wondered why the Electoral
Commission, which had a history of conducting free and fair
elections in 1996 and 2000, had suddenly lost track of its
efficiency.
On security during the elections he cautioned the police and
military to appreciate that their uniform required them to
be fair and just to all citizens, irrespective of their
political inclinations.
He advised them to stop obeying unlawful orders from people
just wanted to use them to achieve their parochial
interests, adding, “to the men and women who have kept the
dignity of the service, ayekoo.”
The statement said former President Rawlings’ visit, which
was a fact finding one following the recent limited voter
registration exercise, turned into a full blown political
campaign.
Constituencies visited during the tour included Asunafo
South, Asutifi North, Dormaa East, Dormaa West, Sunyani and
Berekum.
Those who were in the former president’s delegation included
Collins Dauda, MP for Asutifi South, Nii Laryea Afortey-Agbo,
MP for Kpone Katamanso and Eric Opoku, MP for Asunafo South.
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