The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has officially petitioned the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate former President Jerry John Rawlings, who has confessed to receiving $2 million from Nigeria’s Sani Abacha after years of silence on the matter.
Ex-president Rawlings admitted in an interview with Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper that, he had received the money from Nigeria’s leader in 1998, although he denied the amount was five million dollars as alleged initially. But just when the matter appeared to have died down, GCPP’s flagbearer, Henry Herbert Lartey, has resurrected it.
In his petition, he is asking EOCO to among others, ascertain “the full context and/or reason(s) in which the funds were issued” to Mr. Rawlings.
Below is the full petition:
Economic and Organised Crime Office
Head Office
Accra, Ghana
Public Petition Of Inquiry/Complaint
Petitioner: Great Consolidated Popular Party (and the Ghanaian Public at Large)
Respondant(s): Mr. Jerry Rawlings, and Nana Konadu Ageyaman Rawlings
Dear Commissioner,
The Great Consolidated Popular Party is requesting a formal petition of inquiry into key dealings of former President Jerry Rawlings. The thematic areas of inquiry/complaint are the following:
The historic public record notes that in 1998 Former President Rawlings denied having received financial support from the then President of Nigeria, Sani Abacha. Today, he has publicly declared that he did in fact receive $2 million from the Nigerian President. This petition of inquiry seeks to ascertain:
The full context and/or reason(s) in which the funds were issued: In particular, were these funds issued in support of killing the prominent Nigerian environmental journalist Ken Sara-Wiwa?
The actual amount of funds issued (as there are discrepancies regarding the amount): Did he receive $2 million, $5 million, or $100 million?
What happened to the remaining £30 million loan from the initial £31.5 million that was issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland to International Generics (for which Mrs. Rawlings was the primary benefactor through a ‘frontman’ named Leon Tamman) under the British Export Guarantee Facility for the construction of La Palm Hotel and Coco Palm Hotel? It has been reported by the former Deputy British High Commissioner in Ghana, Greg Murray, in his book entitled ‘The Catholic Orangemen of Togo and Other Conflicts I have Known’ that only £1.5 million of the funds actually went towards the development of these enterprises, while the remaining £30 million was privately looted by Mrs. Rawlings via Leon Tamman. Is this true?
How did the Former First Lady Mrs. Rawlings acquire the Nsawam Cannery in light of her financial capacities at time?
Is it true that the Rawlings hold substantive shares within the Ghana Rubber Estate Ltd.?
Is it true that the Rawlings were using transporting gold to Switzerland on a regular basis?
The Black Star Shipping Line was sold during the Rawlings administration: What was the reason for selling the Black Star Shipping Line and its assets?
In 1979 the AFRC opened Account 48 for the deposit of seized funds which were deemed corrupt. What happened to the funds of Account 48?
We trust that Former President Rawlings will answer these questions honestly since he is the Champion of probity, transparency and accountability.
The full support of EoCo is herewith called upon in this petition.
Yours faithfully,
Source: Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey / Presidential Candidate GCPP
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THE RULING NDC GOV'T AND JOHN MAHAMA ARE BENT IN DESTROYING PAPA J. THEY ARE SPONSORING THIS US1ESS STOMACH POLITCIAN GCPP TO DO ASEIDU AKAITA AND JOHN MAHAMA'S DIRTY JOB. NO WONDER PAPA J IS NOT TAKING PART IN THE CAMPAIGN OF JOHN MAHAMA AND THE NDC.
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Did this man also buy his PhD. Wo papa Dan Lartey abre agu. You allow yourself to be used by NDC.
John Rawlings came to kill others in the name of probity and accountability so it is only fair Ghanaians hold JJ responsible for his actions. If he is corrupt then we should know.
ITS HIGH TIME RAWLINGS AND HIS WIFE ANSWER QUESTIONS.YOU DONT KILL PEOPLE ON FALSE PRETENCES AND EXPECT TO GO FREE.YOU THINK THEY WOULD'NT SEEK REVENGE? EVEN IF THEY SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET,PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO DISCERN THE TRUTH AND THE MOTIVES OF RAWLINGS KILLING SO MANY PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE HE WANTED TO ACCUMULATE WEALTH THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND. IT IS NDC THAT IS SPONSORING THE GCPP LEADER WHO IS A DYED IN THE WOOL NDC SUPPORTER TO DO THIS WITH THE SOLE AIM OF DISGRACING PRESIDENT RAWLINGS AND KONADU. ALLOTEY JACOB SAID IT CLEARLY THAT THE NDC IS SPONSORING ALL THE SMALLER PARTIES IN RETURN FOR SOME ASSIGNMENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO FOR THE NDC.
Go way you! We know you and your political orientation. What do you want to achieve with this at this time? Don't you know the former president cannot be sued three years after leaving office?
THIS IS A WRONG MOVE. YOU DONT DO THIS AT THE TIME WHEN NDC IS IN BED WITH EOCO. IT CAN ALSO BE A CONSPIRACY TO CLEAR JJ OF ANY WRONG DOING. PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! WITHDRAW THIS PETITION BECAUSE IT WILL NOT FLY.