Atta Mills explains why he would consult Rawlings

Gomoa Dawurampong (C/R), July 26, GNA - The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Professor John Evans Atta Mills has pointed out that so long as his government would like to continue with the good policies of the past governments, there would be the need to consult the initiators of the policies, for clarification. "Not only the former President Rawlings I will consult, I will also consult the former President Kufuor when the need arises and (that) doesn't mean that Atta Mills does not think for himself, " Prof. Mills declared at a well-attended rally at Dawurampong as part of his campaign tour of some parts of the Central Region on Thursday.

The NDC flagbearer explained that the 1992 Constitution, which was the blueprint for the governance of this nation was promulgated under Rawlings regime and was aware that no President could serve more than eight years in office. He said by handing-over administration peacefully after serving the mandated eight years was an indication that the former President had accepted to abide by the Constitution and that he had no chance of ruling this nation again as democratic elected President.

"It is therefore absurd for some people to believe that when Atta Mills is elected President, Rawlings will push him aside and take-over the governance," he stated and called on the believers of the notion that a vote for Atta Mills is a vote for Rawlings to discard it because it is too hollow. He assured the nation that a government under his administration would be for all Ghanaians but not for only some selected few as being experienced now.

Party cards will not be demanded before loans with monies from national resources will be given, appointments and employments will be done on merit but not on party affiliation and no farmer will be discriminated against in the mass cocoa spraying exercise just because he or she does not belong to my party.

Prof. Atta Mills pointed out that the nation would not move forward as expected without a truthful and transparent government. The NDC flagbearer advised people who were 18 years and above but had not registered to do so when the voters' register was opened and cautioned the electorate against allowing their conscience to be bought on the day of the election. Mr Francis Kojo Arthur, an agricultural science tutor and the party's parliamentary candidate for Gomoa West was introduced to the crowd.

Mr Arthur promised to solicit for assistance to improve conditions in the Gomoa Senior Technical High School at Dawurampong to befit the status of a model school when elected to parliament. He also promised to initiate programmes to boost farming and fishing in the area. Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, National women's Organizer called on President Kufuor to apologize to Ghanaians, especially farmers for introducing the President's Special Initiative on Cassava which rather worsened the plight of those who embraced it and also for using national resources to establish the factory for cassava starch which had become a "white elephant". Ghanaians need an apology because the President has misled them by introducing that initiative.