Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, on Tuesday called on Ghanaians to hold their leaders accountable, stating that if they do not perform to our expectation we must ask them to give account and do the proper thing.
The member of parliament, who is also the first daughter of the leader of the June 4 uprising, former President Jerry John Rawlings, said it was imperative that the electorate vote on issues that they know are possible.
In a passionate delivery at a durbar to climax activities marking the 40th anniversary of the June 4 uprising, Dr. Rawlings said, “We are discerning; we know what is true and what is not. Let us be guided by these principles in our choice of members of the assembly, members of Parliament and of the Executive.
“Let us not think that it is just for four years and it will pass. A lot can happen in four years so every time we go to vote let us remember these are the people we are giving the authority to do what they are meant to do on our behalf,” the Klottey Korle MP said.
The Klottey Korle MP said the 40th anniversary of the June 4 uprising was an opportunity to restore what we believed in once upon a time and make sure that the younger generation knows where we came from.
“Yes, our history is not always something pleasant and it is not always some that make us rejoice but it is our history and we must not run away from the reality of where we came from, in order to make sure that we build a strong path to where we want to be. That way we build together and we move forward as one nation and one country,” Dr. Rawlings stated.
Describing the celebration as a period for sombre reflection, Dr. Rawlings said until we reach a point where the conditions that led to the June 4 uprising are no longer present, we always stand the risk of repeating history.
She said aside honouring the memory of those who laid down their lives during the uprising, the commemoration was to celebrate the fact that we have the Fourth Republic because the PNDC made it possible and the PNDC was borne out of June 4 and 31st December.
Dr. Rawlings said the blood that was shed following the uprising must be a constant reminder of the ultimate price that others paid for the values and principles to be restored.
“It is something that must serve as a memory on our conscience so that we do not lead ourselves into that situation again. The years that we have enjoyed stable constitutional rule are not by accident,” she said.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Advise your father. Secondly I blame those who voted this lady ito Parliament looking back to her father's exploits.
having children with someone's wedded husband is not boldness. it is corruption in the bible and not hardworking to enough to find someone you call your husband. it is morally wrong and does not deserve to be an mp. reason why mp's cannot do shiiiit
STRIKINGLY, THIS MORON, BARBARIC AND UNAPOLOGETIC RAWLINGS IS STILL UNREPENTANT AND SPEWING ***barred word*** AND HATRED. THERE ARE LOTS OF ***barred word*** INFANTS SCATTERED IN GHANA AND OVERSEAS WHO ARE UNINFORMED AND STILL FOLLOW BLINDLY AND REFUSE TO LEARN ABOUT THE CRUDE AND DESPICABLE MAN CREATURE/ BUTCHER CALLED JJ RAWLINGS.......
Who doesn't know how you father KILLED other so that people like you can SPEAK! We have not forgotten 1979 & 1981 sensel&*ess Killing and maiming by your father! God is watching!
Yes, your coward father is the first man to be held accountable. ask him why he barricades himself under the 1992 constitution if he was transparent. ***barred word*** girl.
How long did it take you to be come that your so callfake Doctor??daft brain, you can only be a member for parliament on Ndc ticket and not npp, Its only in Ghana persons like you can be come mp. now money has gone into the hands of ***barred word*** who claim they are medical officer shame on you.
We'll hold your father accountable. Rubbish! Your father is the source of all our problems so just go and enjoy the money he has saved for you and your siblings and leave us alone.
Who are you advising? Advice your Mahama, your Father, and yourself.