NDC was humiliated at polls because it ignored warning signs – Rawlings

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HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9 years ago

HAIL, HAIL THE HOLY RAWLINGSES.

HAIL, HAIL THE HOLY RAWLINGSES.
MAME ESI 9 years ago

JOHN MAHAMA WAS ONLY HANDPICKED BY ATTA MILLS SO HE HAD NO IDEA WHATSOEVER ABOUT GOVNCE APART FROM JUST THIEVERY AND CORRUPTION

JOHN MAHAMA WAS ONLY HANDPICKED BY ATTA MILLS SO HE HAD NO IDEA WHATSOEVER ABOUT GOVNCE APART FROM JUST THIEVERY AND CORRUPTION
tuy 9 years ago

NDC never had a moral high ground. NDC is a party born out of blood and corruption. Rawlings abducted three high court judges and murdered them in a cold blood. Yet this thug talks about moral high ground. One of the justices ...
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NDC never had a moral high ground. NDC is a party born out of blood and corruption. Rawlings abducted three high court judges and murdered them in a cold blood. Yet this thug talks about moral high ground. One of the justices who was taken away from her home in the middle of the night was nursing a baby. Rawlings ordered her to be killed. Is that a moral high ground? If only we are not cowards, we would put Rawlings on trial. Rawlings should be shot! He claimed that the reason he violently overthrew the constitutionally elected government of Ghana in December 1981 was that corruption was rampant. Ask yourself whether corruption has abated. Rawlings is an illiterate liar who should have been resisted from the onset. During g his reign, Ghana witnessed an unprecedented level of corruption. How do you fight corruption? There is only one way--that is to build institutions whose main goal is to fight corruption. During the time of Rawlings not a single person in the ruling government was prosecuted for corruption. It is fair to say that Rawlings's ministers were men of "integrity", that is why no one was jailed for corruption. To believe this bullshit would make you a typical Ghanaian. The reason why non of the PNDC/NDC members went to jail under Rawlings was because there were no anti corruption institutions. In civilized countries even the sitting president is investigated for corruption. When Kufour came to power, he was very corrupt. The NPP like the NDC looted the resources of the state. Why was the NPP able to engage in corruption with impunity? It was because there was no anti corruption institution in place. If there had been an anti corruption institutions in Ghana before Kufour took over, then he would have had to dismantle it before engaging in corruption. The fact is Kufour did not dismantle any anti corruption institution because there was none.The police and the intelligence agencies work together to fight corruption, that is what goes on in civilized countries. As a country what did we get from Rawlings? The BNI was supposed to fight corruption in high places, but it became a tool of the PNDC/NDC to harass political opponents. Rawlings is bloody minded individual whose very end would be unnatural. He is going to die a violent death. The Souls of those who fought the criminal thug Rawlings, are resting in peace. I am talking about Halidu Gyiwa and others.
Sam 9 years ago

HE HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING WAY B4 THE MAHAMA GOVT FOOLS FIGURE THAT OUT

HE HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING WAY B4 THE MAHAMA GOVT FOOLS FIGURE THAT OUT
oppong london 9 years ago

on tribal basis ,i,m praying ndc will bring ewe man as their candidate for 2020 election,that person will be disgraced abysmally more than john mahama and get the lowest percentage of votes ever ,as low as 30% .ghanaians don ...
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on tribal basis ,i,m praying ndc will bring ewe man as their candidate for 2020 election,that person will be disgraced abysmally more than john mahama and get the lowest percentage of votes ever ,as low as 30% .ghanaians don,t need ndc again.
MAME ESI 9 years ago

NDC WITHOUT JJ IS NOTHING BUT EMPTY BARRELS

NDC WITHOUT JJ IS NOTHING BUT EMPTY BARRELS
MAME ESI 9 years ago

THRASHED BY 72 YR OLD NANA ADDO BCOS OF THE THIEVERY AND CORRUPTION OF THE 58 YR OLD INCUMBENT PRESIDENT...

THRASHED BY 72 YR OLD NANA ADDO BCOS OF THE THIEVERY AND CORRUPTION OF THE 58 YR OLD INCUMBENT PRESIDENT...
Maame Efua 9 years ago

MAME ESI. PLS GROW. ELECTIONS ARE WON OR LOST. JJ GOT HIS WAY.PERIOD: LEAVE THE REST TO HISTORY. ITS ABOUT GHANA NOW

MAME ESI. PLS GROW. ELECTIONS ARE WON OR LOST. JJ GOT HIS WAY.PERIOD: LEAVE THE REST TO HISTORY. ITS ABOUT GHANA NOW
cactus 9 years ago

Rawlings deserve a sniper shot.

Rawlings deserve a sniper shot.
Nana Sarkwa 9 years ago

Please calm down. I beg you on behave of posterity

Please calm down. I beg you on behave of posterity

Asempa 9 years ago

NDC is JJ Rawlings; JJ Rawlings is NDC. Look no further if you are searching for a group of useless people who are only consumed with holding on to power but not the least concerned about the progress of Ghana. We should just ...
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NDC is JJ Rawlings; JJ Rawlings is NDC. Look no further if you are searching for a group of useless people who are only consumed with holding on to power but not the least concerned about the progress of Ghana. We should just sit on asses and assess the impact of the stagnation and retrogression the 30 years of Rawlings/NDC governance has had on Ghanaians. This JJ guy is a classic hypocrite. He attracted the same hypocritical cohorts. The sad part is the many foolish people following him. Poco a poco, but the light of truth and righteousness is beginning to shine to liberate Ghanaians from our darkness.
kofi 9 years ago

Am really sad at Rawlings. He ought to acknowledge achievements of NDC under President Mohama. Such self righteoness does not benefit him or the party he claims to love so much. Rawlings ought to understand that Mahama has ac ...
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Am really sad at Rawlings. He ought to acknowledge achievements of NDC under President Mohama. Such self righteoness does not benefit him or the party he claims to love so much. Rawlings ought to understand that Mahama has achieved more than his 19 years rule. Give credit where credit deserves. Mr. Rawlings your days are gone. Accept the truth and maintain some respect. NPP does not regard u as u may be thinking. And have a word for your wife as well. You may have a bad ending if u continue to believe the magic wand to sovle Ghana's problems. Be careful. Seek the wise counsel of Fufour.
Mansa Musa 9 years ago

Murderer, theif, fool whi is more corrupt than you. Its only in gh a fool can leave after commiting all dos crime. Boakye Djan is now in a village farming after all he did for you. U killed innocent souls all bcos of ur selfi ...
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Murderer, theif, fool whi is more corrupt than you. Its only in gh a fool can leave after commiting all dos crime. Boakye Djan is now in a village farming after all he did for you. U killed innocent souls all bcos of ur selfish and greedy interest. May God punish you severely fooooool
Narcotics Dealers Conmen (NDC) 9 years ago

Apart from corruption, arrogance, incompetence, other major factors which contributed to the humiliation of the NDC in the elections were discrimination against Akans and tribal bigotry by mahama and his cohorts against Akans ...
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Apart from corruption, arrogance, incompetence, other major factors which contributed to the humiliation of the NDC in the elections were discrimination against Akans and tribal bigotry by mahama and his cohorts against Akans, especially the Ashantis! The NDC should know that, anytime the Akans team up and vote against them, they would lose elections. They should just check the areas they lost and they would see sense in what I'm saying! mahama's appointments and projects were too much tribal based and centered!
Wisdom 9 years ago

Former President Kuffour actively campaigned for NPP, that was one of the reasons why his party won

Former President Kuffour actively campaigned for NPP, that was one of the reasons why his party won
CHE 9 years ago

The narcissistic Rawlings has no true self. Abandoned by his Scottish father, he suffered from severe separation anxiety as a young child and as a defense developed a falsely grandiose psychological shell surrounding an essen ...
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The narcissistic Rawlings has no true self. Abandoned by his Scottish father, he suffered from severe separation anxiety as a young child and as a defense developed a falsely grandiose psychological shell surrounding an essentially empty core. He is desperately focused on preserving his image, because he relies upon external support for a lack of internal structures.

Individuals LIKE RAWLINGS with narcissistic personality disorder generally believe that the world revolves around them. This condition is characterized by a lack of ability to empathize with others(eg. his callous remarks to the BBC after Prez Mills' death) and a desire to keep the focus on themselves at all times(he loves media attention and will do everything to get one, – SUCH AS GATE CRASHING A BIRTHDAY PARTY TO COURT ATTENTION - he does not want to leave the political scene - his appearance at the NDC congress in Kumasi notwithstanding his being sidelined by the Ahwois, Tsikatas, Kofi Awoonor, HIS U-TURN IN SAYING THE NDC WILL WIN 2012 AFTER SAYING THEY WILL LOSE). For the 2016 elections, he refused to show up at the final rally of the NDC – a party that he founded. He has sought to hug the political space by allowing her wife to form her own party and at the same time have her daughter stand for the NDC. He is wishing JDM loses the 2016 election so that he can take over the NDC where he has been made irrelevant. Fact is even without his tacit support, JDM won the 2012 elections.

Now that Akufo Addo has won the elections, he is trying to lecture him on corruption. RAWLINGS SHOULD FIRST RETURN THE $5M bribe he took from General Abacha to the Nigerian people.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder involves arrogant behavior, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration(he loves the hero worshipping and superstar status)-all of which must be consistently evident at work and in relationships. People who are narcissistic are frequently described as cocky, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding(PHYSICALLY MALHANDLED VP ARKAAH, wanted to dictate to Kuffour, Mills and now Mahama) . Narcissists may concentrate on unlikely personal outcomes (e.g., fame) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatment. Narcissism involves cockiness, manipulativeness, selfishness, power motives(constant coup detats), and vanity-a love of mirrors. He was instrumental in founding the NDC and wanted his wife to take over from Mills but when the party rejected this at the Sunyani congress, he started supporting Akufo Addo. He at one time projected that the NDC would lose the 2012 elections and is doing same for the 2016. He wanted JDM to lose the 2016 elections so that he and his wife can have total control of the party. Now that JDM has lost, he will try to maneuver to assert his authority in the party but his efforts will be frustrated by the likes of Asiedu Nketiah, the Ahwoi brothers, Kojo Tsikata, Kwesi Botchwey, John Mahama, who have made money and command control in the party. These power brokers in the party will make things tough for Rawlings.

Wendy Terrie Behary, the author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed, says that, “Narcissists are not necessarily liars, but they are notoriously uncomfortable with the truth. The truth means the potential to feel ashamed. If all they have to show the world as a source of feeling acceptable is their success and performance, be it in business or sports or celebrity, then the risk of people seeing them fail or squander their success is so difficult to their self-esteem that they feel ashamed. We call it the narcissistic injury. They’re uncomfortable with their own limitations. It’s not that they’re cut out to lie, it’s just that they can’t handle what’s real.” It is no wonder that for the longest time he denied having received $5 million from the ex NIGERIAN DICTATOR, Abacha, only to recently accept that he did receive a lesser amount of $2 million. One other good example of a narcissist is the republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Narcissists tend to have high self-esteem. However, narcissism is not the same thing as self-esteem; people who have high self-esteem are often humble, whereas narcissists rarely are. It was once thought that narcissists have high self-esteem on the surface, but deep down they are insecure. However, the latest evidence indicates that narcissists are actually secure or grandiose at both levels. Onlookers may infer that insecurity is there because narcissists tend to be defensive when their self-esteem is threatened (e.g., being ridiculed); narcissists can be aggressive(beating Arkaah and slapping his ministers). The sometimes dangerous lifestyle may more generally reflect sensation-seeking or impulsivity (e.g., risky sex, bold financial decisions, DRUG ABUSE, COUP DETATS, SUPPORTING DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES).
New Auditor General 9 years ago

Please help bring back the NDC loot

Please help bring back the NDC loot
Village Lass 9 years ago

Can NDC not accept defeat gracefully and just zip it?
Now you have to engage in washing your dirty linen in public.

Now here's a suggestion for you: Losing in a way shape or form is hard enough,but doing so in public,know ...
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Can NDC not accept defeat gracefully and just zip it?
Now you have to engage in washing your dirty linen in public.

Now here's a suggestion for you: Losing in a way shape or form is hard enough,but doing so in public,knowing and feeling that rejection is even harder.However as a statesman you need to act gracefully and bow out, that is if you still want a political career.

Let sleeping dogs lie please!!!
Mr concern, 9 years ago

Sorry to say this,Mr Rawlings,dont mind them.if they chose you as such .your book,Rawlings factor,you chose yourself as scapegoat,when you and a group of disgrantled junior officer tried to disstablize the country some time a ...
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Sorry to say this,Mr Rawlings,dont mind them.if they chose you as such .your book,Rawlings factor,you chose yourself as scapegoat,when you and a group of disgrantled junior officer tried to disstablize the country some time ago and were caught.you opted as scapegoat befote a Kangaroo martial court .is not new to you.
James 9 years ago

If someone knows Ibrahim Mahama very well they should tell him that he should open his eyes well well if not he will swim in corruption charges against him by the Npp. They will witch hunt him till they jailed him so Ibrahim ...
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If someone knows Ibrahim Mahama very well they should tell him that he should open his eyes well well if not he will swim in corruption charges against him by the Npp. They will witch hunt him till they jailed him so Ibrahim Mahama wake up.

Raymond uchie 9 years ago

Respect tops all
I have the privilege to travelled around the globe and have realized something special about the youth of Ghana.They don't have respect for elders which runs from the top government officials to the least pe ...
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Respect tops all
I have the privilege to travelled around the globe and have realized something special about the youth of Ghana.They don't have respect for elders which runs from the top government officials to the least person.So you can't comment on an article without insults and I do wonder the way they were being brought up by their parents.Nigerian kids don't behave this way so you guys should go there and learn at least small home sense because you sucks.
Sinclear 9 years ago

and did nothing because mahama was arrogant man that never gave rawling the respect he deserved as founder of the ndc

and did nothing because mahama was arrogant man that never gave rawling the respect he deserved as founder of the ndc
festus 9 years ago

politics is about facing the realities and speak them out .He is a good man who can see things from far.

politics is about facing the realities and speak them out .He is a good man who can see things from far.
EXILED STUDENT 9 years ago

SHUT UP SHUT SHUT UP

GHANAIANS HAVE WISED UP.

NEVER AGAIN.

SHUT UP SHUT SHUT UP

GHANAIANS HAVE WISED UP.

NEVER AGAIN.
ghana people 8 years ago

COMMENT OF THE VIEW NEWS PAPER AND THE PEOPLE OF GHANA SAY NO TO JOHN MAHAMA EITHER BUYING OR LIVING IN THE HOUSE HE WAS GIVING TO STAY IN , A BIG NO., john mahama must and should leave that house immediately, no, ghana ...
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COMMENT OF THE VIEW NEWS PAPER AND THE PEOPLE OF GHANA SAY NO TO JOHN MAHAMA EITHER BUYING OR LIVING IN THE HOUSE HE WAS GIVING TO STAY IN , A BIG NO., john mahama must and should leave that house immediately, no, ghana people will sell the house for him, he should go and build his house. he so call rule for 5 years and he should account to the people of ghana, the $37 billion dollars loan he took, and all the grants, taxis, oil monies, gold monies, diamond monies, timber and soft loans that he took, ghana people want to see that monies, whether he lke it or not, n,p,p, government and ghana people will probe n,d,c government, we shal probe john mahama, vice amissah atta. their families if and only if their involved in any malfeasance, all ministers under mahama will be probe and they will tell ghana people what they used their monies for, all d,c.e will be investigated, all assembly men and women will be probed, all chief executives of companies, state institutions will be probe and those found guilty will be made to stand at court, their names will be published in all papers all over the world, the monies, taken and jail them, all wayomi beneficiaries name will be published and monies taken from them and go to jail, ghana will not give mahama the house to the or tomorow , he should account to the people and go and build house, from ghana people all over the world

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