Rawlings joins Mills campaign

THE NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) has finally given the green light for its founder, Fl. Lt. Rawlings to support the campaign of the flagbear, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. The former President is currently leading a four-man campaign team to tour Brong Ahafo region to canvass for votes. Report reaching the political desk of this paper indicates that the former President, noted for his charisma has once again pulled huge crowds at the various constituencies he visited yesterday.

At some areas, the residents were reported to have virtually blocked the road, demanding a speech from the former President before allowing him to pass with his team, which included Hon. Collins Dauda, NDC MP for Asunafo North, Mr. Eric Opoku, Asunafo South MP, Mr. Nii Afotey Afoley-Agbo, MP for Kpong-Kantamanso, Mr. Kofi Adams, his spokesman and Brong Ahafo regional executives of NDC.

Addressing the teeming supporters of the party, Mr. Rawlings, who has been nicknamed “Dr. Boom”, for his trademark explosive language, accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of destroying the nation but said the situation had not gotten out of control and that the NDC government, headed by Prof. Mills can fix it. According to him, the nation is on the verge of getting rotten, if the electorate allowed their votes and conscience to be bought by the NPP in its desperate quest to retain power.

He tasked the people to protect their rights and not to kowtow to any acts of intimidation being allegedly visited on them by the leadership of the ruling party.

To him, the NPP has a grand design to rig the elections and that was why they were preventing NDC supporters from registering during the recent voter registration exercise.

At the time of filing this report, the NDC founder had already visited Atakora, Dorma, Asunafo and addressed a mammoth rally at Sankore.

According to the former President, the NDC was prepared to return to power to restore the nation’s dignity that has been lost by the NPP administration, led by President John Agyekum Kufuor. Rawlings further told his audience that the sanctity of the nation had been destroyed to the extent that the masses are suffering from the wanton poverty that has been inflicted on them.

Mr. Rawlings reportedly accused the Police at Asunafo of protecting the NPP officials who engaged in intimidation and attacks. “If the police here fail to protect you, you must protect yourself. You must not allow yourselves to be intimidated,” he advised the supporters.

According to him, the restoration of the country’s destiny lied in the hands of the electorate. He was optimistic that the NDC would assume power after this year’s elections.