John Dramani Mahama has vowed to change to the highest gear despite several calls by some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on him to apologise to Ghanaians for his latest ‘boot for boot’ statement.
The former President said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would match the ruling government boot for boot, if the party believes that the government cannot protect its people, and again believe that the government is using its vigilante groups and illegal forces to intimidate and harass and injure its people.
John Mahama’s words were in reaction to the thuggish act reported at Ayawaso, where, during a by-election last Thursday, some armed masked personnel from the National Security, unleashed brutalities on some civilians without provocation.
To John Mahama, no political party has the preserve for violence, except that the NDC, though from a revolutionary root, has been tamed in order to respect the democratic principles and constitution of Ghana.
His expression has largely been condemned by some CSOs, who described such comments by a former President as unfortunate, thus, called on him to apologise and retract his war hawking statement.
But, in his response to these CSOs, John Mahama said: “I will say more. In the coming days, I am going to say more.”
Charged up, John Mahama blasted these CSOs for being loud and finding faults in everything the NDC did when it is in government, but caught a toothache when their darling party, New Patriotic Party (NPP), is in government.
He described the CSOs who have suddenly found their voices and blowing their ‘vuvuzelas’ to demand him to apologise for his ‘boot for boot’ statement as hypocrites.
Such selective wild criticisms and ugly noises by the CSOs pose danger to the peace of the country, the former President said in the Volta Region in the last lapse of his regional tour of the country to woo delegates to vote for him in the NDC’s February 23 presidential primaries.
Indeed, Mr Mahama’s ‘boot for boot’ statement has been seconded by some party bigwigs and supporters, who claim the vigilante groups of the NPP have had too much field day since 2016, after the NPP had won the elections.
Story by Umar Sheriff / AwakeNewsOnline.com
