Thursday, January 17, 2013

Call your Supporters to order, President Mahama – Sammy Awuku



Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has admonished President John Mahama to instill discipline in his supporters who thronged the Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 16.

Sammy Awuku called on the President to bring his enthusiasts to order following claims that some supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress meted out their aggression on the supporters of the opposition NPP.

He explained that “Ordinary Ghanaians walking along the High Street, in front of the Supreme Court building, were attacked by an organised group of supporters of the National Democratic Congress with weapons, including canes, deliberately supplied to them.”

“Also attacked was Nana Kofi Damoah, a young NPP activist, who was assaulted with sticks by a group of NDC supporters right at the entrance of the Court. It is obvious that this was a planned and orchestrated attack by NDC on innocent people perceived to be supporters or sympathisers of the New Patriotic Party.”

The New Patriotic Party under the behest of its Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Vice Presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the party's National Chair, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, petitioned the Supreme Court to seek redress in their legal battle with the governing party.

The petitioners have challenged the Presidential results declared by the Electoral Commission which effected the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama to serve a second term in office.

They have filed a petition against the President and the Electoral Commission, who are respondents to the case, in hope that the Supreme Court will overturn the electoral results in the 2012 Presidential elections.

Supporters of both parties clashed yesterday at the premises of the court which resulted in a brawl but Police present dispersed the agitated supporters in order to maintain law and order.

Sammy Awuku reacting to yesterday’s incident noted in a statement that “These unprovoked acts of violence and intimidation are provocative and extremely disturbing. Nothing was said or done by those innocent Ghanaians to have fallen victim to such violence.”

He therefore urged President Mahama and the leadership of NDC to “bring to book those among their fold who are determined to use such NDC supporters as instruments of political violence.”

He however pledged his party’s commitment to ensuring that the laws of the country are esteemed in order to promote peace.

Portion of the statement issued and signed by him read: “The NPP is determined to play by the rules and so should the President and his party. We, for our part, have been able to keep our supporters calm and will continue to urge them to remain calm. We thank the security agencies for saving the situation and urge them to continue to enforce their mandate of protecting lives and property.”

From: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw

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