Former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has claimed that he left political office after 19 years in power as a poor person.
According to him, his sad and hopeless situation was not different from his dear wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the former First Lady.
Mr. Rawlings said he and his wife didn’t even have one dollar in their accounts as they did not even own a foreign account abroad like other politicians.
Addressing the annual National Cadres Conference at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on Saturday, he said he and his wife were not corrupt and that was why they left political office very poor.
He said he ruled the country for about 19 years and added that he had every opportunity to also amass wealth as other politicians do but he did not do it because he is a man of integrity.
Mr. Rawlings added that he eventually opened a foreign account after he had left political office, following a UN assignment proposal by the late Kofi Annan who was then General Secretary of the United Nations.
“It was after I had left political office when the then UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, approached me with a UN international assignment proposal.
“This assignment required that I had a foreign account so I contacted my wife and we eventually opened a joint foreign account after I had left political office,” he disclosed.
Mr. Rawlings stated emphatically that he came into politics from day one with a clear determination not to indulge in corruption and he perfectly delivered on that.
“I am not corrupt. This is JJ and I know where I come from,” he said, stating categorically that he has not changed one bit even after leaving office.
According to him, corruption is not in his DNA and so no matter the challenges that he would face in life, nothing would force him to become corrupt.
Mr. Rawlings said he spent most of his time and energy in political office to ensure probity, accountability and justice for the people, who owns the power.
The programme was graced by some top-notch National Democratic Congress (NDC) members, including Asiedu Nketia, the party’s chief scribe.
Source: Daily Guide
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@ DR SAM AMO. ITS NOT THAT KUFFOUR AND OTHERS WEREN'T WICKED, THEY WERE JUST COWARDS. THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT RAWLINGS TO DEN HAG, THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE INSTEAD OF THE KANGAROO COURTS HE RAWLINGS CREATED.
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***barred word*** man.. lets say you did not steal any money, are you saying staying in a free house with all amenities paid, you did not save even one cedi in your local account.. If not then you are a ***barred word*** man because you did not need to touch your salary including a lot of the DSA you got on foreign travel. Please you are an elderly man and a former President in my culture we don't insult senior men so I will not say anything but remember "as you bend to pick the crab from the hole your buttocks is exposed".
This is kwa.siasem..... Say it to your blind P(NDC) followers who are wallowing in poverty...
What did you do with 5 million dollars bribe from Abacha? This JJ guy is really annoying. You were in power for 19 long years. You sold several state assets to your cronies. The ghost of those you killed unjustifiably are hunting you.
YOU ARE PAID SALARY AS A FORMER PRESIDENT. YOU LIVE IN HOUSE FROM THE STATE. YOU RECEIVE MANY PRIVILEGES AND YOU COMPLAIN. MANY OF THE PEOPLE KILLED BY YOUR REVOLUTION WISH THE HAD LIVED TO ENJOY HALF OF YOUR PRIVILEGES.
Listen to the one talking. Democracy and civilization have saved you. Keep quiet and enjoy the privileges. Thank God for President Kuffour and other leaders who are not as wicked and heartless as you were.
Massa please stop this annanse sem wai please...
compare you photo when you came into power and the time you left. you will count your blessings one by one. say infact somebody chop pass you in the end you you are worried
PAPA are you sure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!