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Former president John Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning, called on former President Jerry John Rawlings to commiserate with him following the passing of his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui. President Mahama, in a brief remark, described the loss of Madam Agbotui as a shared one because …

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has urged the new leadership in Mali to use the transition period to exhibit exceptional leadership for the country and usher her into a prosperous era. The former President made the call when a four-man delegation of the National Committee for the Salvation …

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said his integrity and abhorrence for thievery and lying ensured that he stayed in office for almost nineteen years. Mr Rawlings said he did not come to public office to steal and never did. “We had to go through a lot of sacrifices to …

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said former President Jerry Rawlings should be blamed for the dominance of foreign businesses in the country. The business mogul accused the former president of collapsing many indigenous businesses during his administration and consequently killing the entrepreneurial skills …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament, has indicated that the Ghanaian entrepreneurial skills were destroyed during the era of Jerry John Rawlings as the Head of State and President. According to him, in one of the June 4th celebrations, the former President and founder of the NDC declared that Ghanaians …

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has respondented to the now popular book published by Prof Kwamena Ahwoi titled ‘Working with Rawlings. The book stirred controversy for the bad-timing of its release (months to the December elections) and what some claim to be half-truths. Read the full response from the former President below …

Former President JJ Rawlings has accused Professor Kwamena Ahwoi of scheming to take over the NDC if former President John Mahama losses the December polls. According to him, the timing of the launch of Professor Ahwoi’s controversial book – Working with Rawlings – is deliberate and not wrong as has …

Member of Parliament for the Klottey Korley constituency, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings and daughter of former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has said that her parent’s achievements have nothing to do with her ambitions and drive. According to the outspoken Member of Parliament, her parents brought her up not to …

The book written by Professor Kwamena Ahwoi’s sought to catalog events that took place in the NDC from its PNDC days with Jerry John Rawlings being the leader. However, it has come under serious scrutiny since its launch and the founder of the NDC who happens to be the protagonist …

Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings has cautioned the party to honor the foundation and authority on which the NDC was built or risk collapse. In reaction to Professor Kwamena Ahwoi’s book, “Working With Rawlings” which recounted the bad working relationship he had with the former president, Rawlings expressed displeasure in …