She stressed that the nation must appreciate the need to identify
and prosecute those behind the Ya- Na’s death to the satisfaction of
all parties.
A statement issued by Nana Agyeman Rawlings in Accra said:
“Recent developments coming out of our courts are worrying and
explanations made out in some judgements have left all Ghanaians in a
quandary.
“More disappointing is the fact that the latest sequence of
events is due to the failure of the current government to honour its
campaign promise of instituting a credible re-investigation into the
events and circumstances surrounding that dastardly act of March
2002.”
Nana Agyeman Rawlings, also the President of the 31 December
Women’s Movement and a Deputy Chairperson of the ruling National
Democratic Congress said it was of public knowledge that a lot of
statements by witnesses were shelved, doctored or ignored during the
initial investigations into the matter.
She said the institution of a new investigation would offer the
opportunity for the facts to come out so that credible grounds for a
re-trial could be pursued.
“The National Democratic Congress was borne out of the pursuit of
freedom, justice, probity and accountability. We have a
responsibility to the people of Dagbon and Ghanaians, to expose the
wrongs of the past and practice governance that instils a sense of
trust and confidence in the people.
“The government needs to urgently review information available to
it and establish a credible and independent Commission of Inquiry to
thoroughly re-investigate the Ya Na’s demise, so that all the
information that was withheld during the previous investigation will
be exposed.
“I am pleading with all parties in Dagbon to exercise restraint
and allow true justice to be served.
“I seize this opportunity to express my condolences to the family
of the deceased who fell during the recent unrest,” she said.
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