Leading NPP member reacts to ex-President's address

Rawlings' June 4th address: Audio


Dr N. Nyaho-Tamakloe, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the NPP administration has no time to indulge in unnecessary squabbles.

He said this is because it has ahead of it the enormous task of "rebuilding the economy and improving upon amenities such as roads, water supply to villages and schools among other things.

Dr Tamakloe was speaking to members of the Ablekuma- South Constituency of the NPP in reaction to an address by Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings to members of National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mark the June 4 anniversary.

Dr Tamakloe said there was no need for Ghanaians to give former President Rawlings "even a day again through the ballot box in Ghana".

He said this is because nothing new could be expected of him after being in power for 20 year.

"Ghanaians voted President Kuffour to be President and so he will be till they vote him out," he said.

He said it is important to note that the majority of Ghanaians voted the NPP government into power, adding that any decision taken should thus be in the interest of the majority.

Dr Tamakloe gave the assurance that under the NPP government, there would be no tolerance for corruption, laziness, complacency and immorality.

He advised the NDC to do some self-examination in order to return to the political arena in 2004 saying, "if they vote us out through the ballot box we will accept it. Anything short of that will vehemently be resisted by Ghanaians".