{"id":423476,"date":"2017-09-29T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/29\/ecowas-intervention-long-overdue-rawlings\/"},"modified":"2017-09-29T15:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:00:38","slug":"ecowas-intervention-long-overdue-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/29\/ecowas-intervention-long-overdue-rawlings\/","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS intervention long overdue \u2013 Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/22046181_1682013311862548_9150056305894182537_n-475x267.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern about the protracted nature of the political standoff in Togo calling on ECOWAS Heads of State to intervene and bring diplomatic pressure to bear on the key political actors to uphold the timeless values of freedom and justice.<\/p>\n<p>He made the call when he received a delegation of Togolese nationals resident in Togo and the diaspora a<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">t his office in Accra on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Madam Lily Massan Gnininvi, an activist based in the United States who led the delegation narrated the unfolding political events back home in her country and expressed the unrelenting resolve of majority of Togolese citizens towards the establishment of a truly democratic political regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">According to her, majority of Togolese citizens are fighting for the establishment of a truly democratic political regime and reiterated the need for a sustained non-violent approach to achieve the objectives and aspirations of the people of Togo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Togo has in the past few weeks experienced a wave of protests demanding an end to the 50-year-old Gnassingbe family reign. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">The demonstrators have been demanding the country\u2019s return to its 1992 constitution, which allowed multi-party democracy with a limited presidential term of office<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern about the protracted nature of the political standoff in Togo calling on ECOWAS Heads of State to intervene and bring diplomatic pressure to bear on the key political actors to uphold the timeless values of freedom and justice. 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