FORMER President Jerry John Rawlings has observed that the eight-year rule of the New Patriotic Party government has brought about disunity, fear and corruption in the nation.
“They are good at picking slogans such as the Rule of Law but their administration has led us to the mess we have found ourselves in today,” he claimed.
Flt Lt. Rawlings, therefore, urged Ghanaians to imbibe the spirit of June 4th into whatever they did to activate them into action to resurrect the country from the current doldrums.
He was addressing hundreds of NDC party faithful in Tamale to climax the 31st anniversary celebration of June 4th on the theme, “Our Youth Our Future.”
The programme was preceded by a free medical service to some residents of Tamale on Thursday and a float on the major streets of the metropolis yesterday.
Flt Lt. Rawlings noted that the inability of the government to pursue and prosecute perpetrators of heinous crimes in the past was emboldening some people to perpetuate violent crimes in the country today.
He, therefore, urged the government to institute thorough investigations into atrocities committed during the Kufuor administration, “if the government wants to regain integrity and hope”.
The former President also alleged that people who were behind those atrocities were continuing with their misbehaviours and insisted that freedom without justice would be short-lived.
“We will not make progress if our democracy is undermined because we do not cherish freedom and justice,” he indicated, adding that “the beauty of justice is that it cleanses the soul and energises the nation”.
Flt Lt Rawlings further claimed that the government was not performing as expected and that the failure of the NDC party executive to advise the government to be on track was disappointing and unfortunate.
He further described some people’s condemnation of the June 4th event as most unfortunate, stressing that “we are in such a decline that the energy of June 4th is what we should be tapping into instead of condemning it”.
“Freedom and justice is so precious to us that if we as individuals and nation state cannot make the truth the pillar of our existence then we stand condemned in repeating our mistakes,” he added.
He also commended the government for celebrating the centenary of Nkrumah but noted that the nation’s founder would be happier if the government enacted policies and programmes to improve the lives of the people instead of playing into the hands of political opportunists.
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