Rawlings wanted the best for Ghana – Nunoo Mensah

Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (Rtd), says the former President of the Republic of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings wanted the very best for Ghana.

Former President of the Republic of Ghana and founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, died after battling a short illness.

Jerry John Rawlings died at the Korlebu Teaching Hospital Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 73. 

Eulogizing the former President on Atinka FM’s AM Drive with host Ekourba Gyasi, Former National Security Advisor, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (Rtd) noted that Rawlings had Ghana at heart and wanted Ghana to be like Dubai.

“ He was always wondering why Ghana was not developing like the other countries. He wanted the best for Ghana. He always asked questions like “Why can’t Ghana be like Dubai, Why are we poor? This was the kind of man Rawlngs was”, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo Mensah (Rtd) said.

Commenting on Rawlings’ character, the Former National Security Advisor noted that the spirited Rawlings will not hesitate to accept his fault and defend his truth whenever an opportunity presented itself.

“The biggest thing I would say of the late President is that he was full of respect. Even as Head of State, he had respect for all the people around him. Whenever I visited him, he gave me a salute and would not sit until I had taken my seat. He was a man with integrity who would speak the truth without fear or favour and we share a lot of things in common”, he said.

He argued that although there are others who believe Rawlings was a bad man who hurt a lot of people in different ways, he is optimistic that Rawlings did not do the things he was accused of deliberately.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu Boatemaa

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