Ghana’s former President and leader of the 31st December Revolution, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, says the NDC’s massive rejection at the polls is a clear indication that the party has lost the moral high ground.
The former President said the NDC lost the elections way before December 7 because it chose to “persistently and unrepentantly stay on the slippery slope despite the warning lights right" in its face.
Flt Lt. Rawlings who made the assertion when he addressed a ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of the 31st December revolution at the Revolution Square in Accra on Saturday, said:
“I don’t think I was the only one who saw the writing on the wall. Many people from our very own party I believe could see the writing on the wall that we were going to lose this past election. It was obvious a long time ago that we wouldn’t make it. Our general negativity, impunity, disrespect and corruption was taking us further and further downhill. About the time when most were living in the painful reality with stress and anger, that’s when some of us chose to be more impervious to reality. We had lost so much goodwill.
“I kept providing the warning whenever and wherever I could, and in public as well. But no, once again the uncouth and uncultured in our party and government chose to insult and disrespect some of us. The genuine and true founders and elders (warriors and youthful fighters) of what has transformed into the NDC were being disregarded and disrespected way back from 2008 after victory was delivered on a silver platter.”
President Rawlings added that instead of facing up to the reality of history and performance, some handlers and manipulators who have profited from the past two governments want to promote a lie about the reasons for the party’s election failure and once again Rawlings has been made the scapegoat.
He said: “I believe that this time around our people have seen through it and we would embark on the right steps to regain our moral high ground. The moral high ground that we have abandoned and on which the new leader [Nana Akufo Addo) is now standing.
Offering solutions, the former President said: “We need not shrink from honestly facing the conditions in our party and country today. This is the time to pre-eminently speak the whole truth, frankly and courageously.”
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Thank you so much for saying it as it should be said Sonya. Thank you
why was Rawlings indecisive about party affiliation prior to elections? He messed up Ghana'S economy and illegally caused lost of lives and the situation has never been better since.He should just enjoy his retirement and stoop playing with the minds of people in this country
Yes NDC should have listened to your corruption warnings but you as an elder did not also use the right approach. Your wife fighting to be paid copyrights for ndc logo was not patriotic, your wife breaking away to form ndp was not right. NDC did not lose because of corruption alone after 8 years of rule, just as kuffour and npp did not lose for corruption. NDC lost because it was time for them to go and reflect and come back again. NDC had among the best development policies in africa. the opposition flashing unrealistic policies before the people, promising to reduce taxes, increase salaries, restore subsidies would attract votes from any community but rolling these out is a different ball game. your beef with mills mahama is not new because you did the same to limman when you overthrew the 3rd republic. even nana addo should be watchful because you are capable of anything
JJ has an agenda, his wife must be president at all cost. Is it not this same JJ who called NDC a corrupt party? was he expecting people to vote for a party he called corrupt? he should just face the reality that he dragged NDC into opposition helping NPP to win. NPP did worse things to Kuffour yet he went to rallies with walking stick to campaign for them. JJ is just too greedy, no one is good in Ghana except he and his wife, thats what he thinks
1Gh2017 ndc is a group of people not milk in jj store so how can he collect his party maybe he will ask his family to stay away from the party which he has done already.Mahama is the leader of the party now if you don't know .
RAWLINGS HIMSELF HAS BEEN AN ALBATROSS AND MAJOR FACTOR FOR OUR INABILITY TO DEVELOPE AT A FASTER RATE.HE DESTROYED THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN GHANA BY SEIZING LEGALLY ACQUIRED WEALTH IN GHANA WITH HIS NON-SE-NSE REVOLUTION AND ENDED UP BEEN CORRUPT HIMSELF.A DICTATOR AND INTOLERANT RULER FOR 19YRS AND LEFT A MESS OF AN ECONOMY.THE WORSE LEGACY HE LEFT GHANAIANS IS A VIOLENT AND VICIOUS PARTY [NDC]THAT IS BANKRUPT IN IDEAS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY.HE SHOULD GET OFF OUR BACKS.GHANA DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY.INCOMING GOVT SHOULD BAN THE CELEBRATION OF DEC 31 COUP WITH NATIONAL MONUMENTS.WE ARE TIRED OF THIS MAN.
I think Papa J has hit the nail on the head. The NDC leaders were arrogant, corrupt and out of touch with the reality on the ground. The party leaders propagated lies in banks, in their party, and even in Churches. Anyone who dared to question their wealthy lifestyle would be insulted to the bone.I can't imagine they labeled Mr. Dr. Professor Martin Amindu as a Madman! Stealing used to be done in secret, but not the NDC 3.They openly steal with impunity as though there would be no tomorrow. They give fictitious contracts to their cronies, to their family member, and their party insultees at the expense of every Ghanaian. To illustrate is Wayome. The NDC leaders affluent lifestyle widened the Gab between them and their hardworking party footsoldiers. AS an example, people like Ablakwa flies first class. Adam drives 4x4. I nearly forgot the chief insultee Quartey. Lol, life has been sweet for these corrupt and arrogant leaders. Not to mention Mr. Canada Nkatia. But no matter how long it takes, there will always be an end to a celebration.
It behooves of us all to quit talking in elliptical parables, and come out with the bare facts of the plotted misdeeds the NDC from Rawlings to Mahama have staged for perceived reasons against the health and healthy growth of this nation's economy, and expose the killing, destructive policies they ran. These inundate their archives; the secret NDC archives. Rawlings' imagery cannot befuddle this nation, ever.
Uglyyy bitch Akufo Addo.Hahaha. The only thing I want is to give me my free things he promise me. Example free healthcare, free school, free teacher, and Nurse allowance,$1m every month for K.E.E.A, a factory in my Village,and a dam in my Village to mention but few.
I thought you were now NPP or NDP your wife..you only see good in your wife, daughter and rest of family. You vilified the party for 8 yrs what again..I don finish. You have to account for Abacha woman.Mr Righteous