President Mills: I'm frustrated at ruling on Ya Na

Accra, March 31, GNA-President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday expressed frustration at the ruling of an Accra Fast Track Court on the murder of Ya Na Yakubu Andani, Overload of Dagbon, by which the 15 accused persons were acquitted and discharged, last Tuesday. The President shared the frustration, grief and pain of the people of the Northern Region, where the late King was murdered in cold blood, and assured Ghanaians that he had not abandoned his trip to the North because of the ruling.

He said he is considering going to the North to interact with the people to see the way forward.

At a press conference at the Osu Castle in Accra, President Mills said: 93We will continue to pursue whatever initiative to ensure that we find the killers of Ya Na."

The President said he has had the opportunity of meeting some opinion leaders from Dagbon.

President Mills said unsolved murders are no credit to the judicial system and assured Ghanaians that Government will continue to do what is necessary to bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime to justice.

He said Government is yet to get the contents of the ruling which it will study and later issue a statement.

President Mills said despite the ruling being described as brilliant and the accompanying jubilation in some circles, the fact still remains that the Ya Na was murdered.

"I want the people of Ghana to join us in the search of the people who killed the Ya Na", President Mills appealed, adding that Government has in no way politicized the matter.

The President recalled that the search for the murderers of the late Ya Na was a manifesto pledge on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), which he repeated in a state of nation address to Parliament, reiterating that the search for the killers of the late king will be pursued.

President Mills rejected the suggestion that Government is politicising the Ya Na murder issue, While recalling Government's promise of building bridges to ensure an independent judiciary, and expand facilities for social systems, President Mills said the search for the killers of the Ya Na is no politicisation.

"I owe nobody any apology to do so, until we are able to find the murderers of the Ya Na, we cannot rest", the President Mills said. On his recent trip to the Upper East and West Regions, President Mills said he was more that satisfied with the support of the people. He described as overwhelming the number of projects that were being worked on, and assured the people that the projects would be brought to fruition.