President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Monday – Boxing Day – paid a visit to former President Jerry John Rawlings at the latter’s Ridge residence in Accra.
The visit was regarded as part of the ongoing gratitude tour by the president-elect to critical personalities and institutions since he was declared winner of the recent general election.
He had already toured the Northern, Ashanti and Western Regions. At the time of filing this report, Nana Addo was en route to Accra from his Western and Central Regional tour, which was said to have been massively subscribed.
The visit to the former president was a closed-door one, with none of the aides of the two personalities in attendance.
Sources said the meeting was very cordial and fruitful, with the two leaders smiling before the cameras after the parley.
Also absent was former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who also contested the election under the umbrella of National Democratic Party (NDP).
It is thought that the two would have discussed the issue of the recovery of state funds – the former president’s acerbic position on the Woyome’s money a household knowledge.
The only evidence of the visit by Nana Akufo-Addo is the picture of the two personalities in a handshake shortly after the closed-door engagement.
In his maiden speech after being declared winner in the polls, Nana Akufo-Addo was lavish with his remarks of gratitude to persons who contributed immensely towards his victory.
Beneficiaries of the kind words included former President Jerry John Rawlings and retired Captain Kojo Tsikata, among others, for their contributions towards his (Nana Addo’s) campaign, which obviously added a fillip to his efforts.
“To the senior citizens of our country who have given me invaluable advice over the years, amongst them, the former President of the Republic, His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings; the former Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Kofi Annan; Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene; the former Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. J.B. Danquah; the Chairman of the NPP’s National Council of Elders, the veteran statesman, C.K. Tedam and Captain Kojo Tsikata, erstwhile PNDC member responsible for National Security. I thank you for your counsel and for sharing your wisdom with me; and hope I can continue to count on you during the challenging period ahead of me,” Nana Akufo-Addo had stated in his victory speech.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership and rank and file members did not take kindly to the unexplained advice the two persons – Rawlings and Tsikata – provided to the president-elect, describing their gesture as treacherous.
In their post-evaluation of factors which led to the defeat of the NDC, the leadership pointed at, among other things, the non-support of Rawlings to the campaign effort of the party he founded.
Former President Rawlings had described Nana Akufo-Addo as a man beyond graft – a description which jolted the image of the president-elect and incensed the NDC.
Jerry’s “babies with sharp teeth” is now a mantra, a description of the youthful ministers for their insulting nature. It has joined the many iconic political remarks on the public space.
His non-appearance at the NDC’s last rally, a few weeks ago – having used his name to advertise the programme – had many people concluding that the former fighter pilot was not ready to patch ways with managers of his political grouping.
Speculation was rife that the party leadership had sought to have him show up at the party’s last rally, but this he turned down.
When some NPP elements visited him to have him support their cause in stopping Togolese from flooding the frontier areas to vote in the local polls, he asked that the victor should be magnanimous with the loser at the end of the electoral exercise.
While asking that those who have stolen from the public purse using their political positions to do so be made to return the loot, he was quick to add that the process should be bereft of witch-hunting.
Source: A.R. Gomda/Daily Guide
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AKUFFU ADDO MUST BEWARE OF THE RAWLINGS. "HURUYE TRIM MPA MPGYA". RAWLINGS IS A BLOODY PERSON AND UNTIL HIS GENUINE REPENTANCE HE IS ACCURSED. ANY TIES WITH HIM BY AKKUFFO ADDO IS A DISASTER FOR HIS GOVERNMENT AND THE NATION. THAT IS THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF IT. NOW PHYSICALLY THE RAWLINGS ARE DANGEROUS. J J IS A SELF DESTRUCTIVE CREATURE. HE DESTROYS WHATEVER HE CONTRIBUTES TO BUILD. IF NDC IS DESTROYED HE IS THE CAUSE OF IT. EVERY BODY IN GHANA KNOWS ABOUT THIS. AND UNTIL THE LAST ELEMENT OF THAT PARTY IS SHATTERED, HE CAN NEVER RELENT. NOW HE HAS HIS WIFE IN ANOTHER PARTY WHO SEEMS TO BE IN BED WITH INCOMING GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO HAS HIS DAUGHTER IN THE REJECTED NDC PARTY. HE PLACES HIMSELF IN A WAY NDC CANNOT THROW HIM AWAY THOUGH HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING THAT PARTY. JJ IS ALWAYS SELF SEEKING MAN AND AKKUFO ADDO SHOULD BE CAREFUL OF HIM. HE HAS A CONTRADICTORY PERSONALITY. AND NOBODY IS GOOD IN GHANA BUT HIM. AKKUFO ADDO SHOULD KEEP AWAY FROM HIM. HE WILL SOON BE DISAPPOINTED. HE ALWAYS ATTACKED KUFFUOR WHO SUCCEEDED HIM. HE WENT TO TAN AND EXHIBITED SO MUCH HATRED FOR THE ELECTION OF AKKUFO ADDO IN 2008 IN FAVOR OF MILLS. THEN HE TURNED ROUND TO BECOME THE FRONT RUNNER OF MILLS ATTACKERS. HE DESTROYED MILLS TILL HIS DEATH, MORE THAN NPP DID TO THE LATE PRESIDENT. IT CAME TO A POINT WHEN MILLS COULD CONFIDE AND TAKE CONSOLATION IN KUFFUOR THAN IN JJ. HE WAS HAPPY WITH THE DEATH OF MILLS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO TAKE OVER NDC AND WHEN IT DID NOT HAPPEN HE TURNED HIS HATRED ON MAHAMA AS MUCH AS THE OPPOSITION DID AGAINST THE OUTGOING GOVERNMENT. HE IS HAPPY MAHAMA IS LOST. BUT THAT WOULD NOT SERVE ANY OF HIS INTEREST. IN FACT HE CANNOT BE SATISFIED BY ANYTHING OR ANYTHING EXCEPT HIMSELF. HE IS DANGEROUS LIKE SANTROFIE ANOMA. "WOFA NO A WAFA MUSUO. WOGYAE NO A WAGYAE SRADIE". SO NANA AKKUFO ADDO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT MAN. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH HIM BUT THAT MAN IS NOT SET FOR ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE EXCEPT TO DEPICT HIMSELF AS OTHER PRESIDENT OF GHANA. NANA, DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED OF HIS CRITISM. HE IS ONLY MADE FOR THAT. HE WILL ALSO TRY TO GET HOLD OF NDC AND THE ONLY WAY FOR HIM TO DO THAT IS TO LEAD NDC CRITICISM AGAINST NANA GOVERNMENT. FOR HIM HE CAN ONLY BE A FRIEND TO THE ENEMIES OF HIS ENEMIES WHICH EXPLAINS HIS NEGATIVE AND PESSIMISTIC CHARACTER. HE IS LITTLE OF A FRIEND TO THE FRIENDS OF MY FRIENDS THE ATTITUDE OF GENUINE AND POSITIVE CHARACTERS. HE ALWAYS COME TO THE LIME LIGHT BY HIS ABNORMAL AND NEGATIVE ACTIONS AND NANA ADDO SHOULD NOT EXPECT HIM TO CHANGE FROM THAT CHARACTER BY ANY MAGIC OR ANY TIME SOON. I KNOW NANA IS SMART. HANDLE HIM WELL. FINALLY I SAY TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT, BLESSED BE THE PERSON WHO PUT HIS TRUST IN GOD AND NOT MAN. IT IS GOD ALONE WHO DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. MAN DISAPPOINTS AND JJ DISAPPOINTS EXCEEDINGLY. NANA AND NPP BEGAN WELL WITH THE SLOGAN THE BATTLE IS THE LORD. NEVER GET AWAY FROM THAT SLOGAN NOW THAT YOU HAVE WON. THERE IS MORE TO DO TO UPLIFT GHANA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD BY GOD THAN YOU NEEDED DURING THE CAMPAIGN. LONG LIVE NANA ADDO, LONG LIVE GHANA, LONG LIVE AFRICA AND THE WORLD. PROPHECY FROM AFAR.
The press in Akufo-Addo's entourage took the pictures. What is wrong with a president-elect visiting an ex-prez? Akufo-Addo must jail the ***barred word*** and retrieve the stolen monies.
Secret meeting???? So secret that he was wearing a mic to ensure the discussions did not leak out and also posed for the cameras. LOL. Its high time these news papers gave us some respect.
I didnt vote bcos NDC left JJ out... maybe I'll start considering the NPP now that JJ and Nana Addo are friends
HAHA PAPA J JUDAS IS CARROT LOL. NDC LEADERS SHOULD JUST IGNORE HIM AND MAKE SURE THAT ANYTIME HE COMES TO UR MEETINGS, YOU DISCUSS UNIMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WILL MAKE HIM LOOK LIKE A ***barred word*** AND HE WILL GET NOTHING TO SEND TO UR OPPONENT
When ever the government increase salaries it means the cedi is being devalued. It will take a long time for the Blackman to realise that these increaments in salaries hurt the cedi more than any thing.
Is only my central region people who will vote for UPP/NPP Asante Akyem to be president over them and leave their own.At times I feel shame to come from Central Region.
If you tie your dog who is bucking so that it will not buck to alert you of what is happening your house will be attack and rob without your knowledge. Asiedu said they have tie the bucking dog,so that is the results. Rawlings a real man of integrity.
NANA AND RAWLINGS AND WIFE CAN GO TO UNDERGROUND MEETING,WE DONT CARE,RAWLING HAS BEGAN SWALLOWING HIS ON TONGUE,HE WILL REGRET ONE DAY,WE HAVE WORSHIP HIM FOR SO MANY YEAR,BUT HE TRY TO BETRAY US ONE DAY LIKE JUDAS.
The meeting was held in close doors; between the former president and the president elect. This means that there was no other persons apart from these two gentlemen. So, the question some of us want to know is,who took the picture and also brought the agenda for the meeting into the public domain?