The office of former President Jerry Rawlings has denied assertions that he has gone silent on the many ills of the society because of government support for his charity works.
A statement issued by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Secretary to the former President, said there can be no truth in the assertion by The Herald newspaper, explaining that the former President’s well documented charity works have enjoyed the support of all governments in recent years save for the J.A. Kufuor-led government.
The statement described the former President as someone who often speaks his mind and that “it is inappropriate, incorrect and inaccurate” to conclude that he has been influenced.
Below is the full statement
Dear Sir,
REACTION TO PUBLICATION ON FORMER PRESIDENT’S CHARITABLE VENTURES
The attention of the Office of former President Jerry John Rawlings has been drawn to a publication in the Friday, August 23, 2019 edition of your newspaper headlined, “Rawlings Confirms Receiving Goodies From Presidency”.
While acknowledging your attempt to inform the public about the former President’s charitable endeavours, we find it unfortunate and distasteful, the inference that owing to the support of the Chief of Staff’s office, the former President has remained silent on the many ills in the Ghanaian society.
It will interest you to know that the former President’s charitable gestures which are well documented, have received the support of past government Chiefs of Staff with the exception of President Kufuor’s. By virtue of his political nature and what he stands for as well as being the most accessible former President, he is literally inundated with requests for help. It will be blind of most governments to be unaware of the burden of these requests.
To conjecture that any form of support has the potential to influence the former President’s thought process is absurd. Former President Rawlings often speaks his mind and it is inappropriate, incorrect and inaccurate to make such unfounded conclusions from a statement released from our office on a presentation made to a former National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament who has dedicated most of her life to the good of her society.
Yours Sincerely,
Kobina Andoh Amoakwa
(Executive Secretary)
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But for Rawlings some of would have bee street beggars. What do you want him to say when he has nothing against this NPP Governmen? You want him to goof again when he said he knew Yanaa's killers a lie that brought you to power in 2008. Never again GHANAIANS who are matured and wise won't buy into this childish propaganda again: after all he's the founder of NDC just as you say Kwame Nkrumah is the founder of Ghana y don't you court his support to rally behind you in time like this than insult him left and right. Babies with sharp teeths in deed
Some of us knew Rawlings as a good and an intelligent leader growing up but has disappointed us big time.He is a complete epitome of hypocrisy in our society and doesn't see anything wrong now in the country. We thought he was a brave man not knowing he was a coward and only speak out of hatred and envy.
RAWLINGS IS HYPOCRITE AND CORRUPT. HE HAS NO PRINCIPLES. HE ACTS ON EMOTIONS OF HATRED AND FEAR.
IF HE ALWAYS SPEAK HIS MIND, WHY IS HE SILENT ON THE HAPPENINGS OF TODAY. THE CURRENT PRESIDENT IS THE WORST GHANA HAS EVER HAD,YET RAWLINGS MIND CANNOT COMMENT ON EVEN ONE OF THE WRONGS, AND YOU ARE TELLING US HE IS SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS SPEAK HIS MIND. GIVE US A BREAK. RAWLINGS HAS DESTROYED HIS OWN LEGACY AND HE CERTAINLY WILL PAY A PRICE FOR IT.
Rawlings is sold out! No one should even try to confront him with the happenings in Ghana, he is much comfortable with it. A coward bastärd!!
Hypocrite greedy bastard, why are you so quite if it not true that the current government bribed you like Abacha did.