{"id":274593,"date":"2011-01-21T11:58:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=48802"},"modified":"2011-01-21T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T11:58:51","slug":"stop-double-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/21\/stop-double-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Double Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_48803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48803\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-48803\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/21\/stop-double-talk\/nana_akufo_addo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48803\" title=\"nana_akufo_addo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nana_akufo_addo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday put President John Evans Atta Mills on the spot over what the party\u2019s 2012 flag-bearer described as \u201chis cold and hot approach to the Ivorian crisis and speaking from all sides of his mouth.\u201d<br \/>\nAt a press conference in Accra yesterday, on the Ivorian standoff, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the ambivalence had robbed Ghana of her post-independence continental leadership role.<br \/>\nAccording to him, the NPP wanted the president to comply with the collective decision of the regional body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).<br \/>\nHe frowned upon what he considered President Mills\u2019s betrayal of ECOWAS and almost immediately announcing his inability to contribute towards an ECOWAS troop arrangement after meeting with other sub-regional leaders.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is in our interest to remain reliable partners of ECOWAS. Let us be seen to be abiding by the commitments of the regional grouping, given especially that the African Union (AU), UN Security Council have agreed that this is the way forward,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nGhana, he said, should be seen to be playing a leadership role in continental affairs. \u201cDid Mills indicate he is not in favour of the use of legitimate force in Ivory Coast when ECOWAS met in Abuja?\u201d<br \/>\nThe flag-bearer was consistent with the NPP position that the ECOWAS should supersede other considerations in the matter of the Ivorian crisis when he fielded questions in the direction of what he would have done as President of Ghana.<br \/>\nPresident Mills, the NPP noted, was emitting conflicting signals to the international community.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is a clear, unadulterated message of both the international community and the Ivorian people that Alassane Ouattara has been elected President of Cote d\u2019Ivoire and that Laurent Gbagbo must yield power and go.\u201d<br \/>\nGhana, by such ambivalence, the NPP observed, \u201cIs fast losing face as a major stumbling block against efforts to bring to an end Gbagbo\u2019s quasi-military coup, which has massively been condemned by a concerted combination of regional, continental and international pressure.\u201d<br \/>\nThe confusion surrounding Ghana\u2019s position on the Ivorian issue, according to the NPP, was predicated on the revelation by the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after his meeting with President Mills on Wednesday in which the former said, \u201cThere\u2019s been misunderstanding and misrepresentation of Ghana\u2019s position and that Ghana had never said that it was in disagreement with the option of military intervention.\u201d<br \/>\nTo the aforementioned quotation, the NPP stated, \u201cIf there is any confusion, misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Ghana\u2019s position, then the blame must squarely be put on the President and his team.\u201d<br \/>\nThe NPP said Mr. Odinga might be forgiven for his comments. \u201cHe may not have heard President Mills moving his own lips by himself to announce that he was against military intervention.\u201d<br \/>\nThe opposition party criticised the ruling party for playing propaganda with the deliberations on the Ivorian issue by three non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, in which they stated that the military option was no option towards finding a solution to the standoff.<br \/>\n\u201cAs to how the African members including Nigerians could take a position contrary to that of their own countries, whose interest they represent at the UN was left to be swept up and away by the whirlwind of propaganda,\u201d the party stated.<br \/>\nAfter circulating the leaked story to the media, the NPP stated, Koku Anyidoho, Communications Director at the Presidency, announced that \u201cPresident Mills was humbly excited and happy at the apparent endorsement of his stance against military intervention.\u201d<br \/>\nMore confusing and ambivalent, the party added, is Mr. Anyidoho\u2019s confirmation on Joy FM that \u201cin the unlikely event of a military action, Mills will not go against it.\u201d<br \/>\nTaking a step back in history, the NPP recalled how when the Ivorian issue worsened on Thursday, September 19, 2002, President Kufuor stated, \u201cGhana would remain firmly behind the legitimate government of Cote d\u2019Ivoire.<br \/>\nThat is the goal of President Gbagbo who had won the presidential election of 2000 for a five-year term.<br \/>\n\u201cWe will do whatever it is within our powers to support the tenets of democracy and the rule of law in the sister country.\u201d<br \/>\nPresident Kufuor then sent a delegation to the Ivorian capital on a peace mission to Abidjan. \u201cWith that began the processes which prevented Cote d\u2019Ivoire from plunging into a full-scale civil war,\u201d the party stated.<br \/>\nNearly seven years after, \u201cwe are faced with another history which the continent must put behind her.<br \/>\nHow Africa deals with the Ivorian situation may have far-reaching implications on the democratic path which Africa has embarked on. Gbagbo cannot be allowed to get away with this impunity. It would be too costly,\u201d the party said.<br \/>\nOn Wednesday, the UN voted unanimously to send an extra 2000 troops to the troubled country.<br \/>\nThere would be a rapid deployment force to respond to emergencies.<br \/>\nThe UN troops in that country have in recent times come under attacks by Gbagbo forces.<br \/>\n<em><strong>By A.R. 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