Former President Jerry John Rawlings appears to have been angered by what he termed “imaginary circumstances” being created by a section of the media to create a wedge between him and former President Mahama.
Mr. Rawlings is particularly not happy with the Daily Guide newspaper, largely aligned to the governing party, which reported on Thursday, November 8, 2018, that the former president accused Mr Mahama of leading a corrupt regime.
The paper quoted Mr. Rawlings, who is known to have had a frosty relationship with Mr. Mahama and his appointees, as saying “By the time [the Akufo-Add] 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.”
According to the paper, the remarks were passed over the weekend when Mr. Rawlings received a delegation of political leaders from Sierra Leone, led by former Vice-President, Chief Sam-Sumana.
But former President Rawlings’ office has flatly debunked the Daily Guide report, indicating that it was a figment of the paper’s imagination.
“The office wishes to state that Flt Lt Rawlings did not meet former Sierra Leonean Vice President Chief Sam Sumana ‘over the weekend’ as reported,” a statement signed by the Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Director of Communications at Mr. Rawlings’ office said.
“The last time Chief Sam Sumana called on former President Rawlings was in late 2017,” it stated.
The former president’s office therefore “cautioned the media to desist from dragging the name of the former President into imaginary circumstances”.
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Whatever, we are citizens not spectators any room adoo. Fix the problems and stop buying houses
all ghana people know that mahama led the most corrupt leadership since n independence, so it is not rawlings who is saying it the world know and mahama know, no power on earth can make mahama a president in ghana , from ghana people
Beware of the ***barred word*** called Rawlings. Rawlings is a pathological liar. He had done and said a lot of worst things about his predecessors, Former Presidents, Kufuor and Mills. Now pretending as if, he, Rawlings, couldn't have made such a statement about Former Pr. Mahama. Once upon a time Rawlings was not even calling Nana now our President Akufo-Addo by name. He was then referring to Nana as 'that short man' even before Otumfuor. For how long should we allow this madman to take us for granted. I recall vividly with dismay a lot of wicked things he said about Pr. Kufuor and Mills. And today, we see him dining and dancing with Lady Akufo-Ado and her husband, the President. I'm just bringing this behavior of JJ to the fore for you Ghanaians to appreciate how civilized, matured and forgiving our President and his family is. Rawlings is a disgrace, evil and he is capable of saying whatever is perceived he had said about Mahama, then we had heard worst things from him before. I pray as I write this comment that Ghanaians don't tag me as NPP or NDC Partisan; these are blatant facts. I'm proud Ghanaian and admire fellow Ghanaians for tolerating this hypocrisy for such a long time, yet Rawlings seems not to realize that enough is enough. Despite all those murderous acts against many Ghanaians all under the false pretense of Revolution. Revolution for what? Look at Malaysia, President Mohammed used the same period of time like Rawlings ***barred word*** to bring Malaysia so far, a prosperous Nation and that walking illegality go about blaming others for his woes. Then, to date, no President of Ghana had been given more time and chance than Rawlings and in Ghana today children school under trees. And I ask from what does he, JJ, draw his pride confidence probity and accountability as he preaches these virtues along. The virtues and values he wants us to believe he shares. I think, his ostensible purpose is integrity, his real motive is popularity at expense of precious lives. A walking illegality indeed!
JJ keep quiet
Ghana did not import $1.1 billion dollars worth of rice but a little over $400 million dollars although still high. Africa in 2017 imported a little over $7 billion dollars of rice and the biggest importer of rice in Africa was Benin with a rice import bill of $1.1 billion dollars. Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of rice during 2017. China: US$1.8 billion (8.5% of total rice imports) Benin: $1.1 billion (5%) Saudi Arabia: $1 billion (4.8%) Iran: $853.9 million (4%) Bangladesh: $734.3 million (3.4%) United States: $727.7 million (3.4%) United Arab Emirates: $593.5 million (2.8%) United Kingdom: $546.6 million (2.5%) South Africa: $513.3 million (2.4%) Iraq: $512.2 million (2.4%) France: $474 million (2.2%) Côte d’Ivoire: $423.5 million (2%) Mexico: $408.1 million (1.9%) Senegal: $382.6 million (1.8%) Japan: $358.1 million (1.7%) Although $400 million dollars is still high Ghana did not import $1.1 billion dollars worth of rice. We could export $1.1 billion dollars worth of rice to Benin though which is two doors away from us; Ghana-Togo-Benin. Story on Ghanaweb about Ghana spending $1.1 billion dollars on rice importation. When i tried to post this they censored it. Well, i am posting it here. We did not import $1.1 billion dollars worth of rice.
AMAZING HOW SOME MEDIA HOUSES JUST EXPOSE THEIR INEPTITUDE FOR POLITICAL GAINS. BLACKS WILL ALWAYS BE DEEMED MAD AT ALL LEVELS IN OUR LIVES FOR ACTS OF SUCH NATURE AS IT IS AND MOST DAMNING OF THIS ABSURD ATTITUDE IS HOW PEOPLE TEND TO BELIEVE THESE LIES WITHOUT RECOURSE TO ANY PROPER ANY RESEARCH. IF ALL OR A CHUNK OF GHANAIANS WERE TO BE VERY DISCERNING AND PATRIOTIC, I BET YOU, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SEEING AND READING SOME OF THESE UNINTELLIGENT LIES AND THE LIKES OF THEM IN OUR MEDIA SPACES. LET US STOP GLORIFYING FOLLY FOR POLITICAL GAINS AND LET US BE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS FOR ONCE....FOR THOSE WE ASPIRE TO BE ARE PEOPLE WHO THINK THROUGH ISSUES WELL AND DO NOT BEHAVE LIKE WE DO, THUS THEIR FEAT ATTAINED. PLEASE LET US THINK.
SANNI ABASS,TAMALE. The mighty will only fall when ndc return the stolen Ghana money,if only ndc will go back to be nurtured to be civil. I tell you your 3and a half regions you won in 2016 are your real potion! we will never leave Akufo Addo for anyone in the ndc! we ain't st*upid to go back ! we believe in prosperity of our nation not a political party of hate, disrespect and uncivil, a poitucal party of tribalism we've had enough from you people ! 2008 was handed over to Prof. Mills but not ndc hence the runoff ! 2016 according to Justice Atuguba and Dr Afari Djan for peace sake that made them allow ndc to stay to get the 2 terms and since they were booted one touch with massive humiliation,it will be very difficult to convince us to vote for their party and majority wins and the majority are mot ready today or tomorrow to give their country to you people with mo vision,no clue disrespectful and insulting, very annoying group of people with hate and jealousy ! tweeaaa ndc to come back where over the dead bodies of Ghanaians! You now need the Volta god in your party and do you think this is hard for president Rawlings to say? Let the office of former president Rawlings come out to refute and stop your double standard and st*upidity! didn't his office bring a statement out to apologize to his insult of rogue? so why is this statement from news3.com are they the mouth piece of the former president? you are depressed in opposition and throwing st*upid things out there thinking it will help you,but sorry it's too late for Ghanaians to trust you! Your diehards can trust you and follow you in their numbers but it will be impossible for Ghanaians to give you power!
Thank you for coming our to clarify . Journalist continue to twist information to win public sympathy. Mischievous Journalists.
I'm amazed intelligent people will read news and never use their minds to comments....Who signed this statements we just read now, Which paper carried this, Who wrote the statements.or is it because it is on peacefmonoline then you want to believe it.....Unless we know the source of this news, I dare say that what Daily Guide reported is the truth and Gospel truth...Ndc is trying so hard to twist things and confused their gullible members.