The Youth Wing of the Choggou Tishigu Constituency of the National Democracy Congress (NDC) has said it is unfair for any political party in the country to claim credit for Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas’ elevation as Executive Secretary of ECOWAS.
It explained that any attempt by any political party to politicise Dr Chambas’ appointment for credit will be tantamount to demeaning the stand of the noble son of the country.
This was made known at a news conference held at Tamale and addressed by Mr Yusif Baba, Secretary of the constituency Youth Wing. Mr Baba declared that Dr Chambas’ new appointment is in the right direction since he has portrayed Ghana’s image across her territorial waters for decades, with the rich experience acquired during the PNDC/NDC era, adding that the appointment must be seen as a unifying force, a victory for democracy and a progressive elevation of Ghana as a whole.
The constituency youth secretary congratulated Dr Chambas on his new assignment and expressed his gratitude to the entire 16 heads of state of ECOWAS for their support, which made it possible for his appointment.
On the Reconciliation law, Mr Baba refuted that it is only during military regimes that human rights violations occurred, adding that such abuses have happened in all regimes in the country.
He said the youth wing is convinced that reconciliation should begin from 1957 to date and that anything short of that will be a sham. “What Ghanaians need today is genuine reconciliation not indictiveness, he added.”
Mr Baba recounted some human rights violations that occurred in other regimes, including the Kulungugu bomb episode, the Yendi massacre, Apollo 568 and the recent mobilisation/National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) episode affecting over 4,000 Ghanaian workers, describing it as ‘Apollo 4,000’.
