Former President Jerry John Rawlings says until Ghanaians assume the right, duty and responsibility to assist in confronting the fight against corruption, government would have a hard time doing it alone.
He said the corruption he faced when he first came to power in 1979 was not as bad as what is being confronted today.
Flt Lt Rawlings stated that, “the current government owes its own survival to the anti-corruption crusade,” explaining that some administrations who found the integrity level of the AFRC/PNDC too high and intimidating made it a point to corrupt some of our national institutions in order to survive.
The former President who spoke during a meeting with a delegation of political leaders from Sierra Leone led by former Vice-President Chief Sam-Sumana on Sunday, said each administration’s refusal to contain and punish corruption, invariably provided the climate and opportunity for the problem to eat deeper into the fabric of the nation to the extent that one could only succeed by doing things the wrong way.
“By the time this administration came into office the country was literally drowning in the practice of corruption with impunity. This administration has therefore inherited national corruption at its worst,” Mr. Rawlings stated.
Former President Rawlings told his guests that the revolution brought the best out of the people. He recalled several efforts supported by Western powers to derail the process, including the deportation of one million Ghanaians from Nigeria under Shehu Shagari’s administration.
“The expectation was that the revolution would have to be collapsed in order for Shagari to survive. Unfortunately the revolution survived and Shagari had to go, unseated by General Buhari who seemed slightly out of touch with the prevailing political climate and subsequently had to be unseated by General Babangida. We survived because the people felt they owned the process,” former President Rawlings said.
Chief Sam-Sumana who was dismissed under controversial circumstances in 2015 informed the former President that his delegation comprised leaders drawn from several political groups in Sierra Leone and the diaspora who had decided to come together as a coalition to contest the next election.
The former Vice-President said the group recognized President Rawlings’ ideals and desire to see a better Africa, describing him as a man who served as the foundation for the renewed development of Ghana after the demise of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
“We look up to you as a role model because of the peace and stability you brought not only to Ghana but to Sierra Leone and Liberia during your tenure as Head of State,” Chief Sam-Sumana said.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Ralwings has said all, john mahama and his n,d,c executive have collapse ghana economy, , their the most corrupt government since independent and ghana people will collect all looted AND stolen monies from state ***barred word*** , by ghana people
Oh gee! There goes the sanctimonious bribe-taker bleating again. This "yo ke gari" creditor, never-created-a-job-before, own-no-business but is now a billionaire, once killed people for having 2 toilets in their homes. Such a character who always look out for none but himself has been so silent on current happenings under Akufo Addo's administration because he would rather have his bread buttered by the NPP than to go without. This murderous holier-than-thou who hated Atta Mills so much because the old professor wouldn't persecute NPP people as directed by His Highness Kokuvi Sasabosam.
Ah but what Papa J said is not new, only a total stranger didn't see the opened thi3very in the country during Mahama regime , all coz Mahama himself was the worse thi3f , no government can ever st3al money more than Mahama government ,who doesn't know Mahama has stolen more than any president in Ghana and the world over. They will never organize press conference on those who stolen Ghana money, only on trivialities, fuuuuuuuuuls
May God forgive this man for he does not know what he is doing. He will soon regret!
what Rawlings said is not the truth.corruption has been part of Ghana since ever it was not better during rawlingses rule.Rawlings should not be giving akufo addo the excuse not to fight and continue with corruption claiming it wa inherited.corruption cannot be inherited.It is a very bad practice involving all sectors of our society.It is wrong for our society to accept corruption as part of our life style.No one least those in top positions should be offering anyone a reason to involve themselves actively in corruption.Corrupt people corrupt system every single ghanaian should reject corruption.it is corruption when you offer only your party members jobs.just playing with the idea or party officials hailing such ideas is corruption made by npp and akufo addo it wasnt inherited from anywhere.
THIS RAWLINGS GUY IS FUNNY.HE THINKS HE IS AN ANGEL.WHO LAID THE FOUINDATION FOR THESE CORRUPT TENDENCIES? WAS IT NOT RAWLINGS HIMSELF?.WHY IS RAWLINGS ALWAYS ACCUSING OTHERS OF CORRUPTION AND NOT HE AND HIS WIFE PLUS HIS SYCHOPHANT BOYS THEY CLAIM TO COME AND PUT THE RICH AND THE POOR ON THE SAME LEVEL.I HOPE GHANAIANS HAVE BY NOW LEARNT A GREAT LESSON NOT TO RALLY BEHIND FALSE MESSIAHS.ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
MAHAMA AND HIS BOYS HAVE DESTROYED THIS COUNTRY! MORE ROT WILL COME OUT..INSHA ALLAH..MAHAMA WHY..?? NO NORTHERNER SHOULD BE ALLWOED TO RULE GHANA AGAIN...BUNCH OF LAZY TH!EVES
Oyiwa, I said it! The full list of those supposed MPs (Th!evex) should be published and you will see they are all part of those who raped the country to the point where the country nearly collapsed! They are going after ALI BABA (John Ford Mahama) to lead them, why..?? Because he will create the avenue for them to rape the country again..but they LIE BAD, Ghanaians will resist their attempts with the maximum force the country has ever seen before. Women and Children will curse them till the earth opens up and swallows them. They shouldn't even attempt pushing ALI BABA again. Where is even the Special Prosecutor..? NADAA (Showboy)..?? Fire Burn them all!
God bless you papa j for speaking the truth.
Papa J keep on vener return and no darkness sohuld before you.God is watching us and keep on protecting bad things including your wife.its a shame