Posts Tagged ‘Rawlings’

National Security Adviser denies meeting JJ

Dec 1st, 2009 | General News

National Security Adviser, Brigadier General (retd) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has rebutted a media report that his outfit held a meeting with some security heads and former president Jerry John Rawlings on the murder of the former Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Commercial Bank, Roko Frimpong.The Today newspaper alleged in its Monday, November 30 2009 edition [...]



Kufuor fires Rawlings

Oct 27th, 2009 | Headlines

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has taken exception to certain ‘unpalatable’ comments by his predecessor, Jerry John Rawlings, over the handling of last year’s presidential elections.
President Rawlings had told a gathering in faraway Germany that Mr. Kufuor had the intention of rigging the last general elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) but was stopped [...]



American University Honours Rawlings, Konadu

Oct 1st, 2009 | General News

Former First Couple, Jerry Rawlings and wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings were last week honoured by the Institute of Global Understanding of the University of Monmouth in New Jersey, United States.
The former President was recognised for his ‘”valuable contributions to the promotion of democracy and development” and Nana Konadu for her “valuable contribution to the [...]



Plot To Assassinate Rawlings & Co.

Sep 9th, 2009 | Headlines

A member of the Ghana Armed Forces, Sgt. Albert Akoto is seething with anger over alleged inhuman treatment meted out to him by some senior personnel in the army because off his perceived loyalty to the current government.
The sergeant in an interview with the Daily Post newspaper accused some senior personnel of the Ghana army [...]



Rawlings, Kufuor to join Mills, Obama at table

Jul 9th, 2009 | Headlines

Visiting US President Barrack Obama is expected to meet the two former heads of state, John Kufuor and John Rawlings at a breakfast meeting at the Castle on Saturday.
This was made known in Parliament on Wednesday by the Foreign Affairs Minister.
Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni said the involvement of the two former heads is part of the [...]



JJ Rawlings an uneasy voice from within?

Jul 7th, 2009 | Headlines

The worst and most bitter enemies you can find are those from your own household. Since the NDC took over the reins of power from the erstwhile NPP administration, one of the most vocal critics of the current administration has not been the immediate past President of the Republic of Ghana or the NPP’s presidential [...]



Rawlings received no River State cash-aide

Jun 23rd, 2009 | Headlines

The office of former President Rawlings has denied claims that the ex-president received an amount of $3.5 million from a Nigeria state governor ahead of the 2008 elections.
The Daily Guide and the Chronicle Newspapers in their Monday editions alleged the ex-president received the amount from the River State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to help finance the [...]



Nana Konadu: NPP almost destroyed Ghana with cocaine and corruption

Jun 12th, 2009 | Politics

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings on Wednesday tagged the New Patriotic Party as nation wreckers who almost destroyed the country in their eight-year rule between 2001 and 2009.
She said corruption was not only massive under the John Agyekum Kufuor-led NPP, but the government was also a violent abuser of its powers.
“We find ourselves [...]



Ghana inspires many countries

May 25th, 2009 | Headlines

rawlings-close-headFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has observed that directions taken by countries such as Ghana have served as a source of inspiration to many countries in Africa and beyond



Nyaho warns Rawlings :‘your fingers will burn, if…’

Apr 26th, 2009 | General News

NPP firebrand, Nyaho-Nyaho Tamakloe has reacted to reports about former President Jerry John Rawlings’s forays into military installations, saying Rawlings will have his fingers burnt, if he dared take the people of this country for granted again.
Nyaho Tamakloe also advised President John Evans Atta Mills not to look far in his search for who the [...]