Public cautions Rawlings to tone down criticisms of government

A section of people who attended last Sunday’s June 4 commemorative rally at Aflao have criticised former President Jerry John Rawlings of being unfairly critical of the government of Professor Evans Atta Mills.

The former President described the government as being corrupt, undisciplined and abandoning the June 4 ideals and rendering itself vulnerable to defeat in the December.

There were shouts from a section of the crowd admonishing former President Rawlings to exercise restraint and allow peace a chance in the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

But he retorted, “I, to exercise restraint or forgive him I would not because he had abandoned the ideals of the Party, refuse to take advice and continuously drive people with integrity and hard work from the government.

I would not discuss anything with the government indoors as being suggested to me by some because June 4 was not launched indoors,” former President Rawlings retorted.

Ex-President Rawlings said actions and inactions of the government were what would drive it into opposition not his criticisms because the administration would have been walking tall were it amenable to advice.

On the NDC logo, he said the umbrella, was suggested by his wife Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and the 31st December Movement.

Dr. Josiah Aryeh, former General Secretary of the NDC warned of dangerous legal implications arising in relation to the merger between the NDC and the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP).**