Former President Rawlings has finally responded to Valerie Sawyerr for attacking him, describing her as a person without integrity who should be ignored.
The former Deputy Chief of Staff, criticized the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what she described as demonizing comments he made against the current leadership of the NDC.
In an article, she accused Mr. Rawlings of “still flogging a dead horse” although they are in opposition. In a rebuttal to these barbs however, Jerry Rawlings said such unprovoked attacks on his personality could only be from persons without integrity such as Valerie Sawyer.
Speaking at the sidelines of the 2nd edition of Accra Dialogue, Mr. Rawlings, some NDC officials including Ms Sawyerr have resorted to criticizing him because they feel threatened by his integrity.
“NDC is at a crossroads between those with integrity and those without. Those who lack it feel threatened by those of us who have the influence of integrity and that is what is frightening them. None of all these calls against us will hold. I mean it’s false, they know it but they have to propagate it.”
Background
Rawlings had earlier indicated that the NDC lost bitterly in the December 7, 2016 polls due to corruption scandals that rocked the Mahama administration. He had on several occasions also commended President Akufo-Addo for having zero tolerance for corruption.
He called for a complete overhaul of the leadership of the NDC, saying the party had thrown into the gutters the tenets of probity, transparency and accountability.
But Dr. Sawyerr in what would be called her new epistle said Rawlings was not being fair to the NDC in the wake of some scandals that had rocked the Akufo-Addo’s government.
“They say he booms … I say he buzzes … like an agitated mosquito … looking for his next victim. Again, he heads for other Heads of State … describing their governance as riddled with corruption. Is he trying to say that his reign was unblemished or that his twin brother’s (President Akufo-Addo) reign is unsullied? Really? Who born dog … in fact … who born monkey?”
“JJ oooo JJ … the great Papa JJ … the one and only Junior Jesus … the great saint who never does wrong … you are still flogging a dead horse … the NDC is in opposition in case you have not noticed, while a living raging bull is moving around with reckless abandon destroying everything it finds in its path including the assets and citizens of this nation,” she said.
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Source: citifmonline.com
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J.J STOP TALKING ABOUT INTEGRITY.YOUR WIFE COMPLAIN BITTERLY ABOUT NOT HAVING A PLACE TO LAY YOUR HEADS AFTER THE FIRE DISASTER AT YOUR OFFICIAL RESIDENCE.NOT KNOWING YOU HAVE A MANSION AT ADJIRINANO.SHUT THAT GUTTER YOU CALL MOUTH.
There is no one with integrity in the NDC leadership..... All of them are corrupt.... I think Mr John Incompetent Ford Kanazoe is their prefect in terms of greediness and corruption.
Papa J, say some to them. Fire hot cylinders onto their camps. They are stealers.
Tweeeeaaaaaaa! 😒Who born 🐶To you too Madam sawyerr, or better yet, who born 🐒?!? When Rawlings was on your side he could do no wrong even though it was to the detriment of our beloved country. Now that he's criticizing you're suddenly pulling out his transgressions. When did you people know that he got money from Abacha? When did you realize that it wasn't 'friends' who paid for his children's education abroad? When???! I'm by no means somebody who likes Rawlings but this entire episode just exposes the lot of you 'see no evil/speak no evil/hear no evil' (🙈🙊🙉) mobsters as the fraudsters you are! You're just here to loot the country. May the Ndc never ever, ina million years be at the helm of affairs of this country again!Amen!!!
Rawlings is a lucky guy because under circumstances surronding his regims and the corruptions, which took place under his watch, of which others were executed and he is still ALife, having the audacity to criticize in the manner he does as if he is the only saint. Mind you those alleged corruptions heaped on former Heads of State for which they were killed had not been proven yet. And if you consider the case of Katakyie Afrifa, who had at the time orderly resigned from the Military,democratically been elected to represent his People in Parliment,was nevertheless killed and so brutally deprived the People of Asante Mampong of their democratic right, then, Mr JJ should be mindful of that and be treading very lightly. The Ghana International Airport still bears the Name of Kotoka as honor for the same cause shared and fought by him and Katakyie. Now Mr Obed Asamoah ,a prominent Lawyer is telling us that JJ could not have been a Founder of the NDC neither, inferably, a leader of the Party on whose ticket he became a President. Is this act persuant to the Constitution.Could somebody come out to educate me about the Point Iam making here? And when did JJ-Mr proper resign from the Army.
Papa J you are entitle to your opinion, we are fed up with you.