{"id":272744,"date":"2011-01-04T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44628"},"modified":"2011-01-04T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T16:51:02","slug":"photo-former-president-rawlings-puts-his-hand-into-flames-at-the-2010-coup-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/04\/photo-former-president-rawlings-puts-his-hand-into-flames-at-the-2010-coup-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Former President Rawlings Puts His Hand Into Flames At The 2010 Coup Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Regional Organizer of  the opposition New Patriotic Party, Alhaji Abdullah Hindu, has warned  former President Jerry John Rawlings against any attempt to overthrow  President John Evans Atta Mills.<br \/>\nHe noted with deep concern that  Ex-President Jerry Rawlings\u2019 expressions and demeanor at the 29th  anniversary celebration of the 31st December 1981 coup were reminiscent  of the posture that led to the overthrow of Dr. Hilla Liman\u2019s  constitutionally elected government in 1981. He said, given his previous  record, Mr Rawlings\u2019s current and sustained criticism of President  Mills and his functionaries, as well as other state institutions could  be signs that he was preparing to either stage or orchestrate a coup.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44629\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-44629\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/04\/photo-former-president-rawlings-puts-his-hand-into-flames-at-the-2010-coup-celebration\/jj_fire2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44629\" title=\"jj_fire2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/jj_fire2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Rawlings<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAlhaji  Abdullah Hindu stated this when he addressed a large gathering of NPP  supporters at Choggu Hilltop during the inauguration of the party\u2019s  youth group called Concerned Elephants Club which has a 13 member  interim committee under the Chairmanship of Abdul Bashiru Baba.<br \/>\nHe  described the John Evans Atta Mills administration as a \u201cdead horse\u201d  which Ghanaians would vote out of power in 2012 and any coup d\u2019\u00e9tat  would only thwart the wishes of the people of Ghana. The Northern  Regional NPP Organizer endorsed President Mills\u2019 declaration of the year  2011 as one of Action given that the living conditions of Ghanaians are  set to deteriorate because of what he referred to as \u201cabnormal taxes\u201d  captured on the 2011 budget statement.<br \/>\nAlhaji Abdullah Hindu  therefore reminded the Party\u2019s youth and women groups of their  responsibility to embark on door to door campaigns to expose the NDC\u2019s  deceit and propaganda that won them power in 2008.<br \/>\nA former  Northern Regional Minister in the Kufuor administration, Prince Imoro  Andani, urged party supporters to avoid the use of inflammatory language  on their campaign platforms. He said Ghanaians were yearning for a Nana  Akufo-Addo-led NPP administration in 2012 but that the use of abusive  language will discourage non-party members from voting for Nana Addo and  his parliamentary candidates.<br \/>\nSule Salifu, an NPP youth activist  in Tamale accused the security agencies of turning a blind eye to  offences being perpetrated by NDC youth in the region whose actions have  rendered several people homeless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Regional Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Alhaji Abdullah Hindu, has warned former President Jerry John Rawlings against any attempt to overthrow President John Evans Atta Mills. 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