Ade-Coker blows Konadu’s cover: Where was probity and accountability when she bought Caridem?

The battle for ‘ownership’ of the principles of probity, accountability and social justice between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the National Democratic Party (NDP) appears to be gathering steam.

NDC Founder Jerry John Rawlings insists the party has lost these principles hence his decision to support his wife’s move to the NDP, while members of the NDC say the former First Couple have lost the moral right to accuse anybody of a lack of principle.

The latest salvo in the debate has been fired by the N.D.C chairman for the Greater Accra region, Joseph Ade Coker who has accused the N.D.P flagbearer of buying state property whiles in office as First Lady.

Speaking on Adom FM’s flagship political programme Nea Mehunu on Monday October 15, 2012 Mr. Ade Coker strongly questioned the Rawlings family’s oft-touted stance on probity and accountability when Mrs. Rawlings was allegedly buying the Star Hotel, Caridem and G.N.T.C properties with government loans.

Chairman Coker told show host Afia Pokua that neither Mrs. Rawlings nor her husband can claim “righteousness” during their 19 years in office and advised them to stop pointing accusing fingers at others in the N.D.C.
He questioned why Mrs. Rawlings schooled her children abroad against despite public concerns though her children could have received similar education from local public universities.

‘Apart from Jesus Christ, all of us are fallible therefore if we are talking about others, we should beware of our own errors as well’ he said.

The NDC Chairman said the N.D.C is not perturbed about the impact of Mrs. Rawlings and the N.D.P, especially in the Greater Accra region adding that they are focused to support President Mahama to better the life of the masses by ‘telling the better Ghana story of the government’.

Mr. Coker says he believes in the discernment of the ‘foot soldiers’ in analyzing the merits of the accusations against the Mahama government, asking how many foot soldiers and cadres were transformed into millionaires during the combined 19 year tenure of the PNDC and NDC governments under Mr Rawlings.

The Greater Accra region, he says, is firmly behind President Mahama who continues to attract numerous volunteers, campaigning in support of his vision.

He predicted that the N.D.C would win 28 of the 34 seats in the region.

source: Adomonline

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