MILLS ATTACKS MILITARY

...over inhuman treatment of drivers
…says ‘it’s an act of callousness’
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has condemned the action of the soldiers who subjected some drivers around the 37military Hospital to a tormenting physical and mental ordeal, making them to undergo all sorts of inhuman treatment.
Prof. Mills said he was totally dismayed on hearing the story, since he considered it to be “an act of extreme callousness for drivers, no matter the gravity of the traffic offences they might have committed, to be sent to the 37 Military Hospital Mortuary to pack dead bodies and mop the floor.”
According to him, “the Ghana Armed Forces has a reputation that flies high, and a few over zealous men in uniform must not be allowed to destroy the image of such a respected Institution, with acts that border on nothing but extreme cruelty.”
The concern of the NDC Candidate was contained in a statement signed by his Director of Communications, Koku Anyidoho.
“As regards the driver who was forced to fondle the breast of a dead lady, as well the driver who was forced to cuddle a dead baby, our heart goes out to them, considering their very traumatic (which they expressed on various electronic media networks) experience”, he said.
Whilst welcoming the decision of the Military High Command to get to the bottom of the matter and bring those behind the unacceptable act to book, Prof. Mills noted “we respect the Ghana Armed Forces and trust that those who are found blameworthy will be made to face the full rigours of the Army’s disciplinary code.”
In another development, the former Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Castle, during the last NDC administration, Nana Opoku Acheampong has on behalf of some friends of the party, donated six (6) pickup vehicles to help Prof. Mills’ campaign.
Making the presentation at the Osu Kukuhill, Campaign headquarters of the NDC Presidential Candidate, last Thursday, Nana Opoku Acheampong said he was making the donation with the firm conviction that the vehicles will go a long way to bring victory to the party, in this year’s elections and bring relief to Ghanaians.
“I have had the privilege of working at close quarters with Professor Atta Mills when he was vice President of Ghana, and I can attest personally to his integrity, his capacity for arduous work, his sense of fairness and above all his great love for the people of this country, and his determination to improve their lot”, he emphasised.
Nana therefore urged other Ghanaians who truly have the nation at heart, to contribute to the NDCs campaign to ensure success.
“There is no doubt that Professor Mills will deliver on his promise of building a Better Ghana, and we are happy that we are contributing to give Ghanaians a Better Ghana”, he added.
On his part, Professor Atta Mills expressed appreciation to the donors, adding that the vehicles have arrived at the right time and will be put to good use.
The vehicles have since been distributed, with two going to the Brong Ahafo and Eastern Regions respectively, and one each to the Ashanti and Volta Regions.