Leader and disqualified presidential hopeful of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has taken a swipe at the Rawlingses over what he describes as infestation of corruption within the family.
The candidate described the Rawlingses’ specifically former President Jerry John Rawlings, the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, and their daughter and parliamentary candidate for Klottey Korle constituency on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, as “three musketeers of corruption.”
According to the agronomist, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings bribed the GCPP’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Joshua Rockson, to withdraw from the parliamentary contest.
Joshua Rockson last week announced his withdrawal from contesting on the ticket of the party to support Dr. Zanetor Rawlings.
Mr. Rockson, who complained of the lack of support from his party, said his decision was due to the “numerous development projects” undertaken so far by the daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Mr. Rockson has since written to the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to officially withdraw from the contest.
However, the leader and founder of the GCPP, Dr. Lartey, gave a different account to the story and reasons his candidate withdrew his nomination.
According to him, Joshua Rockson called him to complain of attempts by the NDC parliamentary candidate in the area to bribe him to resign and support her candidature and was surprised that he (Joshua Rockson) told the media he resigned because he was not getting the needed funds for his campaign.
Dr. Lartey revealed that his filing fee was paid by the party hence it would was unfortunate for him to go round claiming he received no support for his campaign.
He indicated that as a parliamentary candidate, his bills to campaign cannot be entirely sponsored by the party.
The candidate, in the estimation of Dr. Lartey, jeopardised his political career by allegedly taking bribe from Dr. Zanetor Rawlings to resign.
He went on to state that the alleged bribing of his candidate by Dr. Zanetor Rawlings affirms the corrupt nature of the Rawlings which he added was deep rooted in their family.
“Rawlings has taught her daughter to be corrupt…After confessing that he took 2 $ million from the late Abacha and also the looting of 30 million pounds sterling as written by Greg Murray in his ‘Orange Man of Togo and the Conflicts I’ve known’ is a clear indication that the corruption is infested in the family,” he opined.
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