NPP's Volta Regional Chairman lied - Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has dismissed claims by the Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, John Peter Amewu that Mr Rawlings had called him when results of the 2016 general elections started trickling in.

According to the statement signed and issued by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa said an interview broadcasted on Joy News TV on the 15th of December, 2016, and later carried by other affiliate news portals sought to create the impression of a rapport between Mr Amewu and former President Rawlings. 

It described the claims as not only false but malicious and demanded immediate apology and retraction of the said falsehood. 

The statement also stated ex-Presidentident Rawlings had met and talked to Mr. Amewu only once in his lifetime and expressed disappointment at the NPP chairman’s claim.

“To make such untruthful and absurd claims of a follow-up telephone call which can easily be verified is foolhardy, imprudent, unbecoming of a political actor who is supposed to lead with integrity and absolutely disrespectful to former President Rawlings," it said.

"Amongst other things Mr. Amewu stated “I want to say a big thank you to him (President Rawlings). Even on the night of elections when the results were coming in, he did call”. 

"This encounter which was at the full glare of the media took place when he led the Volta Regional executives to pay a courtesy call on the former President after he was enstooled as the Nutsifafa Fiaga of the Anlo Traditional Area."

"The purpose of the visit was to lodge a complaint about the alleged attempts by non-Ghanaians across the Ghana-Togo border to vote in the just ended Ghanaian presidential and parliamentary elections."

"In a very brief response the former president informed the group that their concerns would be forwarded to the appropriate quarters," the statement added.