A top lawyer for Ghana's National Democratic Congress has fired back at critics who keep connecting his party to an old military government. Godwin Edudzi Tamekloe works as the NDC's legal chief and he made his anger clear on Monday. He wrote harsh words on Facebook after people at a recent ceremony tried linking the NDC to the PNDC regime from the 1980s. Tamekloe said these connections are false and unfair to voters. He called the claims dishonest attempts to twist history for political gain.
The fight started during Ghana's annual day for remembering fallen heroes. Speakers at the event brought up terrible murders that happened back in 1982. Three judges and one retired soldier died during those dark times under Jerry Rawlings and his military government. Tamekloe believes people use these sad memories just to attack his party today. He thinks this kind of talk hurts the country and disrespects the victims.
The NDC lawyer made it clear that his party has nothing to do with the old military rulers. He said the PNDC and NDC are completely different groups with separate histories. Tamekloe wants politicians to stop using these tragic events to score points against each other. He asked everyone to show more respect when talking about such painful parts of Ghana's past. The lawyer hopes people will be more honest about history instead of twisting facts for their benefit.
The fight started during Ghana's annual day for remembering fallen heroes. Speakers at the event brought up terrible murders that happened back in 1982. Three judges and one retired soldier died during those dark times under Jerry Rawlings and his military government. Tamekloe believes people use these sad memories just to attack his party today. He thinks this kind of talk hurts the country and disrespects the victims.
The NDC lawyer made it clear that his party has nothing to do with the old military rulers. He said the PNDC and NDC are completely different groups with separate histories. Tamekloe wants politicians to stop using these tragic events to score points against each other. He asked everyone to show more respect when talking about such painful parts of Ghana's past. The lawyer hopes people will be more honest about history instead of twisting facts for their benefit.
