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Follow up question: But Prof Mills, I’m surprised. Were you not in the world cup hockey team? Prof. Mills: No, at the time I had left the country, but my colleagues were in the team. Prof. Addae-Mensah: Because I used to face you in the goal. Prof. Mills: Well, you know what it means is that you can aspire to the highest; be a professor and still be a first class sportsman. And these are living examples. It doesn’t mean that it’s only those who are dumb who go into sports, no. Sports indeed sharpen your intellect and if you want healthy and intelligent students, combine it with sports. Question: There seem to be quite a number of similarities running through the positions you have advanced and how you want to do things. What are the main differences between all the positions you have advanced or what you stand for? Prof. Mills: I believe that with experience one should know the problems facing this nation. I mean, no ingenuity is required to find out the basic problems. What makes the difference is the kind of leadership that one brings to the table. A leadership that is going to tell the truth, a leadership that is going to offer inspiration and is not the kind of leadership that is going to be a one man show. I have been in government before and I know that you need a cadre of dedicated, knowledgeable and committed people to work with; people who share your objectives and who know that the most important thing is the prosperity of the people, the welfare of the people. Concluding Message Prof. Mills: Thank you, people of Ghana; for giving me the opportunity to share ideas 58
with you. You may have heard our discussion, the questions which were posed. Our answers point clearly to one thing: that all is not well. We have problems with corruption, drug abuse, the non-development of the northern sector; indeed there is no question which referred to a situation in the past. They were all current situations. It tells you therefore that there is no point in moving forward into this kind of mess. We have to move in a different direction. I am proud of my association with the government which achieved so much. And I don’t think that anyone here can disclaim responsibility for attachment to any government. It is about leadership, and personal qualities. I, Atta-Mills, want to lead a country which will honour the truth, I want to lead a country which will focus on the welfare of the ordinary people, which will share the wealth of the country equitably, which will see to the general development of the country; a country which will be transparent where the leader’s yes is yes and his no is no. We want a country which is united; at the moment we are divided as a country, we are polarised as a nation. The welfare of the people has been relegated to the background. Politics is about human beings and politics is about sincerity. I Atta-Mills will not make a promise to you which I know that we cannot fulfill, God willing. I will not make a promise just because I want you to vote for me. I want to make a promise which I know that we can fulfill. At the end of the day judge me by the achievements, judge me by the extent to which I have taken your concerns to heart, judge me by the extent to which I have shown sincerity, honesty and transparency. Judge me by the extent to which I have brought corruption under control, the rule of law has been properly interpreted, where I have brought an end to selective justice where every Ghanaian can walk proudly that indeed this is my country. My brothers and sisters, the elections are around the corner. Let’s all pledge in all sincerity that we are going to organise this elections in truth, we are going to abide by the laws. All those who are connected, especially we the leaders, have an onerous responsibility. Ghanaians deserve only one thing from us – peace and only we can ensure that the peace is given. Thank you. 59
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