Former President J.J. Rawlings has asked supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be vigilant and ensure that the December 7 elections is peaceful, free and fair.
Addressing a rally at Elmina on Sunday, he said supporters of the party should not repeat the mistake of 2004 when they became complacent and were cheated at the election.
He said an international survey indicated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was going to lose that election by a margin of about 70 per cent due to the waning popularity and support as a result of the hardship the people were going through.
The former President said the NPP, knowing that it was going to lose the election in 2004, manipulated the results to retain power and that the results in the Central Region bore testimony to that.
The Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Mr S.V. Akyianu, commended the supporters for their massive turn-out for the rally, and to welcome the former President.
He asked them to translate their support into a vote for the NDC to win the December 7 election.
The party’s parliamentary candidate for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem, Dr J.S.Annan, was introduced to the people.
From Sekondi Kwame Asiedu Marfo reports that the former President said that the NDC government left behind a legacy and opportunities which could make it possible for every Ghanaian to live a decent life.
He added that as soon as the party left office, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government reduced the people to fourth class citizens, and urged Ghanaians not to vote for the NPP again.
Flt Lt Rawlings was speaking at the launch of the political campaign for constituencies in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis in Sekondi at the weekend, where the party's parliamentary candidates for the constituencies were introduced.
"Ghana must wake up because Satan wants to destroy her people", the former President said, and urged the people to stay united and maintain the sense of purpose and not to allow any darkness to befall the country.
The Western Regional Chairman of the NDC, Dr John Abu, said the region would continue to recognise the NDC for what it did for the region by voting massively for it.
He mentioned some of the achievements of the NDC in the region as the construction of a fishing harbour at Sekondi, roads and schools, and added that with all these projects , the NPP government was claiming that the NDC did nothing for the region.
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