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A key reason for Jerry John Rawlings’ popularity was his sensitivity towards the poor and identification with the predicaments of the less privileged. Rawlings’ claim to fame was that having endured hardship in childhood, he more than understood the plights of the poor and was always ready to help in whatever …

A little over a year after seizing power from the Limann administration, Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings was almost overthrown by men who used to be his allies. In October 28, 1982, Akata Pore, Mathew Adabuga and some other men who were not happy Rawlings’ leadership though they played pivotal …

Being the young, ambitious legal brain he was at the time, he must have only had his eyes fixed on building a career and a name for himself but with the death of his uncle, Prempeh II, all his dreams of a private life became perpetually shelved. Before this, the …

On June 4, 1979, Jerry John Rawlings led a government overthrow after the then military government of the Supreme Military Council (SMC II), led by Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, was accused of massive corruption. After leading the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) which governed the country and supervised an election in the …

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has indicated that the rise of former President Jerry John Rawlings was characterised by his hatred for those who are well-to-do in society. This is because the late NDC leader even though had the support of the grassroots, did not have …

Former Scribe of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwabena Agyei Agyapong has revealed what transpired the first time he encountered late President Jerry John Rawlings. According to him, although he worked with the State Broadcaster as a Sports Presenter, he and the late former President always avoided each other because of how …

He was Ghana’s first president under the Fourth Republican dispensation. Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings for the 73 years of his life, ruled Ghana as a military leader and a democratically elected president for about 20 years. He died on November 12, 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital from what has …

Per his own words, he is a rugged and resolute defender of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government and would go every learnt to use his platform to defend the interest and image of the government. Adom-Otchere’s unrestrained rant dubbed editorial on his show has seen him clash with a …

Dr. Donald Agumenu, an aide to late President Jerry John Rawlings, has stated that one of the wishes of the late former President was to use ashes from his cremated body to nourish the Achimota Forest Reserve and in the end help preserve the ecological sustainability of the green belt in …

A Ghanaian taxi driver, on Wednesday morning, caught the attention of the Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, with his car inscription. The MP, couldn’t help but take a shot of the driver’s message that read ‘Poor enemies’. It was obvious that she could relate to the writings …