Public Agenda

Both the Public Agenda and the Democrat talk about the opposition and the celebrations of the sixth anniversary of the Fourth Republic.

The Public Agenda's headline: "Opposition savage J.J.'s speech," says leading figures of the country's political parties have expressed outrage at controversial utterances by

President Jerry John Rawlings on what needs to be done to curb increasing indiscipline and lawlessness in the country.

The paper said in the President's address to the security agencies on 31 December at the El-Walk stadium launched verbal attack on businessmen and the opposition parties and blamed them for the lawlessness in the country.

In separate interviews with the paper, the General Secretary of the NPP, Dan Botwe, Prof. Mawusi Dake of Convention Party, Dr. Edward Mahama and Dr. wereko-Brobby, presidential candidates of the People's National Convention and United Ghana Movement, variously described the president's statements at El-Walk as provocative, dangerous and a threat to the peace of the country.