Ghana: Nana Akuffo Addo is not tribalistic – Rawlings

Former President John Rawlings has waded into the controversy erupted by the tribal comments made by former Transport minister Dzifa Attivor, describing the remarks as unfortunate. In a statement, the former military leader said he finds it distasteful that the resigned minister made reference to him in staking her tribal claims.
Read Former Prez. Rawlings Statement Below

My attention has been drawn to a statement made by a former Minister for Transport, Dzifa Attivor at a political event at Wodoaba in the Volta Region.

 I find it distasteful that aside making ethnocentric references accusing the NPP Presidential candidate of being tribalistic, she also insinuated that because I was the Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the electorate in the Volta Region should vote for the party on that basis.

 Before making such unfortunate statements let’s remove the logs in our own eyes. I do not subscribe to the politics of ethnic bias and never have. While I may not be a fan of the NPP, I know their presidential candidate is not tribalistic or ethnocentric. Whatever Nana Addo’s shortcomings, tribalism is not one of them. Some known and respected Voltarians like Nutifafa Kuenyehia should be able to testify to his political nature.

As we draw closer to the next Presidential and Parliamentary elections we all as Ghanaians expect ALL PARTIES involved in the process to base their arguments and campaign rhetoric on the truth and desist from emotional and non-factual statements, especially where my name has to be mentioned. I implore the electorate not to allow immature behaviour and pronouncements to cloud their judgement. 

Attivor has come under fire for asking voltarians to retain the NDC in power in order to prevent herself and other NDC bigwigs from the region from going to jail under an NPP government. The Peace Council, among many other Ghanaians, have condemned the remarks.