Akufo-Addo standing on NDC's lost moral high ground - Rawlings

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Kb 9 years ago

The headline does not correspond with the story.

The headline does not correspond with the story.
SARPONG 9 years ago

What is this murderer Rawlings capping about moral high ground? Does he Rawlings and his family have any morals? This murderer killed even market women for selling above controlled prices but the same murderer stole factories ...
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What is this murderer Rawlings capping about moral high ground? Does he Rawlings and his family have any morals? This murderer killed even market women for selling above controlled prices but the same murderer stole factories for his wife and friends.

Rawlings also stole from Nigeria taxpayers when he took $5 million from Abacha which he initially denied. His corrupt Ndc Party supported him then.

Rawlings,go and take your party for all we care but don't talk about good morals because you don't have any.
Ike 9 years ago

You need to go back to primary school Sarpong, becos u lack formal education. Asshole!

You need to go back to primary school Sarpong, becos u lack formal education. Asshole!
SARPONG 9 years ago

Hahahaha, I know your unflinching support of Rawlings makes anybody who criticize him an enemy but I have more education in my foot than you have in your brains.

Hahahaha, I know your unflinching support of Rawlings makes anybody who criticize him an enemy but I have more education in my foot than you have in your brains.
Ama Achia 9 years ago

he got annoyed because Mills sidelined him, clever enough to not let jj lead from behind!

he got annoyed because Mills sidelined him, clever enough to not let jj lead from behind!
Hohoho, montreal 9 years ago

Well said, and thank you

Well said, and thank you
CHAMPION ATTA 9 years ago

IKE, I DON'T GET YOUR POINT! WHY IS SARPONG AN AS.......? WHAT DID SARPONG SAY FOR YOU TO GO THE FAR WITH SUCH AN INSULT? PLEASE OTHERS POST CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING

IKE, I DON'T GET YOUR POINT! WHY IS SARPONG AN AS.......? WHAT DID SARPONG SAY FOR YOU TO GO THE FAR WITH SUCH AN INSULT? PLEASE OTHERS POST CAREFULLY BEFORE REPLYING
John3:16 9 years ago

I was always amazed that Rawlings kept quiet after it became very obvious to anybody paying attention that Mahama was presiding over the most corrupt government ever.He admonished Mills when he failed to control the theft and ...
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I was always amazed that Rawlings kept quiet after it became very obvious to anybody paying attention that Mahama was presiding over the most corrupt government ever.He admonished Mills when he failed to control the theft and corruption in his administration and Mills was a sick man.But he kept quiet when Mahama'a people were buying planes and building mansions like sand castles.These people actually gave out 4X4 to ordinary people and chiefs who would publicly support NDC and verbally attack Nana.I thought when it came to our finances and security Jerry was impartial so why was he silent?
Kakaki 9 years ago

Rawlings you are a disgrace who is more corrupted than and bicth wife.You started the corruption in NDC so stop pretending that are the best-fool

Rawlings you are a disgrace who is more corrupted than and bicth wife.You started the corruption in NDC so stop pretending that are the best-fool
Sinclear 9 years ago

he have seen ndc lost before anyone was even willing to admit

he have seen ndc lost before anyone was even willing to admit

Twinkle 9 years ago

You are very stupid,dunce

You are very stupid,dunce
Chief 9 years ago

Rawlings is being haunted by his past. He is afraid Nana will prosecute him. He knows he and his wife misappropriated a lot of state properties, not talking about those he killed. Give us a break.

Rawlings is being haunted by his past. He is afraid Nana will prosecute him. He knows he and his wife misappropriated a lot of state properties, not talking about those he killed. Give us a break.
Bonsu 9 years ago

Its about time someone removes that frog from the former president's voice. Its been sitting there interrupting all his speeches all these years, and no one has had the guts to say Mr. Former president please let me remove th ...
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Its about time someone removes that frog from the former president's voice. Its been sitting there interrupting all his speeches all these years, and no one has had the guts to say Mr. Former president please let me remove that grandpa frog from your throat and set you free so your vocal chords can sound like Jerry again.
ghanawatch 9 years ago

Still celebrating your spineless revolution?How many people attended the ceremony this year?Abacha's 2 million dollars has turned you into an incontrovertible hypocrite.Just shut up and enjoy your presidential ex-gratia.Your ...
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Still celebrating your spineless revolution?How many people attended the ceremony this year?Abacha's 2 million dollars has turned you into an incontrovertible hypocrite.Just shut up and enjoy your presidential ex-gratia.Your revolution is dead.
Akpenamawu 9 years ago

HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I am a strong supporter of the great NDC party but I am getting worried about certain developments before, during and especially after the December elections.
My worry and a simple question is even if there ...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I am a strong supporter of the great NDC party but I am getting worried about certain developments before, during and especially after the December elections.
My worry and a simple question is even if there were problems in the party, is the Founder ready to help organize the party or he has his own personal interest somewhere?. Papa J.J is a mentor who some of us look up to as young Ghanaians. Does he still belong to this NDC family or he and his family have an agenda?. I cannot understand why this antagonism from the era of President Mills of blessed memory cannot be laid to rest for the party to reorganize and satisfy the desires of Papa J.J.? We are really fed up with this act of betrayal and an attempt to destroy his own party for one reason or the other
Is Papa J.J ready to take his PARTY and run it with his family and people he believed are saints. After all who brought President Mills to the fore front which created the initial cracks in the NDC?. We are actually fed up. Let us be positive and move forward as a party. I must admit that there were a lot of things which went wrong in the party but there must be way forward.
God bless Ghana, God bless our great NDC party.
DKB 9 years ago

Read what Papa J said again and you will understand his concerns. This is the worst group of NDC leaders in power since the inception of PNDC/NDC. Yes every party revolves but if this is what the NDC has revolved into then bo ...
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Read what Papa J said again and you will understand his concerns. This is the worst group of NDC leaders in power since the inception of PNDC/NDC. Yes every party revolves but if this is what the NDC has revolved into then boy, they will be opposition for a Long time. Without outspoken people like Papa J, the rot will be swept under the carpet if not addressed. The truth hurts, but accept it and act on it.
jtetty 9 years ago

Thank you DKB, you are clever. Most of us read but they even don't understand what the article is about.

Thank you DKB, you are clever. Most of us read but they even don't understand what the article is about.
kofi 9 years ago

@DEB:please it's evolve not revolve, thanks.

@DEB:please it's evolve not revolve, thanks.
Kernsah 9 years ago

NDC is a dead party, they will never ever come back to power, NDC will be like cpp.

NDC is a dead party, they will never ever come back to power, NDC will be like cpp.
Esi 9 years ago

Keep day dreaming

Keep day dreaming

PK 9 years ago

What did Papa J do wrong? Remember Gen Mosquito called him an old man and chose not to involve Papa in the campaign. In 2008,we used a strategy of Prof Mills for central,western and greater Accra,Papa for the Volta , Ashanti ...
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What did Papa J do wrong? Remember Gen Mosquito called him an old man and chose not to involve Papa in the campaign. In 2008,we used a strategy of Prof Mills for central,western and greater Accra,Papa for the Volta , Ashanti and Brong Ahafo,whiles JDM was for the 3 northern regions. However,over complacency led us to think he wasn't needed. Why should he gate crush when he hasn't been invited to the party. Enough of blaming him. Let him be.
Mansa Musa 9 years ago

Sarpong uve taken the words out of my mouth. More respect to you sir. I wish I could hv ur num. Am in USA now.....

Sarpong uve taken the words out of my mouth. More respect to you sir. I wish I could hv ur num. Am in USA now.....
Mike of OduDam 9 years ago

It is possible that even the founder of the NDC in the end may have voted for the NPP. I think Rawlings even though he loved the party he started,in the end was sad to see function like the prodical son.
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It is possible that even the founder of the NDC in the end may have voted for the NPP. I think Rawlings even though he loved the party he started,in the end was sad to see function like the prodical son.
Nana Akufo-Addo who has no enemy in Ghana actually gets along well with the Rawlings.
I remember what Nana Akufo-Addo said after Rawlings daughter won her primary. That is the example of Ghana we want,after elections,we must remain one people for the common good of the nation.
TIME WILL TELL 9 years ago

THE WHOLE MAHAMA'S LED ADMINISTRATION ARE ALL THIEVES INSULTS KILLINGS. YOU NAMED THEM, YES THAT IS NDC FOR YOU

THE WHOLE MAHAMA'S LED ADMINISTRATION ARE ALL THIEVES INSULTS KILLINGS. YOU NAMED THEM, YES THAT IS NDC FOR YOU
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DEMONS ARE DEMONS BECAUSE THEY DONT AND CANT REPENT SO WHICH MORAL AND ITS HIGHGRONND IS THIS CHIEF DEMON TALKING ABOUT???? WHOSE MORAL???? IS IT GODS MORAL OR THE MORAL OF THE DEMONS????
MORAL HIGHGROUND--MORAL HIGHGROUND A ...
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DEMONS ARE DEMONS BECAUSE THEY DONT AND CANT REPENT SO WHICH MORAL AND ITS HIGHGRONND IS THIS CHIEF DEMON TALKING ABOUT???? WHOSE MORAL???? IS IT GODS MORAL OR THE MORAL OF THE DEMONS????
MORAL HIGHGROUND--MORAL HIGHGROUND AS IF THERE IS ANY OF SUCH THING IN THE DEMONIC CAMP NDC. OOH SO IT IS THE NPP THAT HAS NO MORAL HIGHGROUND ABI?? THIS SATANIC ATTITUDE OF HATEFULLY DIVIDING A NATION INTO TWO HAS BEEN THE SATANIC OF THE CHEIF DEMON OF THE NDC AND HIS ,LEGION OF DEMONS IN THE NDC ... WILL GHANAIANS SIT DOWN FOR THIS UNREPENTANT DEMON TO RISE UP AGAIN TO TORMENT US THE THE REAL PEOPLE WHO POSSESS THE TRUE MORAL HIGH GROND WHICH COMES FROM GOD???? WHEN GOD HAS FREED US FROM THE CLUCHES OF SATAN AND HIS DEMONS- CORRUPT ,WICKED, MURDERING NDC ....GHANAIANS!!!! RISE UP AND DESTROY TOTALLY THE EMPIRE OF THE DESTROYER FROM, THE MIDST OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA ... THE LORDS BATTLE HAS NOW BEGAN FOR REAL ....DONT SLEEP
INTENSIFY THE PRAYERS TO GOD TO CRASH THE WOUNDED DEMONS FOR US ONCE AND FOR ALL THROUGH THJE MIGHTY POWER AND IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST-AMEN
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RAWLINGS WICKED

DEMONS ARE DEMONS BECAUSE THEY DONT AND CANT REPENT SO WHICH MORAL AND ITS HIGHGRONND IS THIS CHIEF DEMON TALKING ABOUT???? WHOSE MORAL???? IS IT GODS MORAL OR THE MORAL OF THE DEMONS????
MORAL HIGHGROU ...
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RAWLINGS WICKED

DEMONS ARE DEMONS BECAUSE THEY DONT AND CANT REPENT SO WHICH MORAL AND ITS HIGHGRONND IS THIS CHIEF DEMON TALKING ABOUT???? WHOSE MORAL???? IS IT GODS MORAL OR THE MORAL OF THE DEMONS????
MORAL HIGHGROUND--MORAL HIGHGROUND AS IF THERE IS ANY OF SUCH THING IN THE DEMONIC CAMP NDC. OOH SO IT IS THE NPP THAT HAS NO MORAL HIGHGROUND ABI?? THIS SATANIC ATTITUDE OF HATEFULLY DIVIDING A NATION INTO TWO HAS BEEN THE SATANIC OF THE CHEIF DEMON OF THE NDC AND HIS ,LEGION OF DEMONS IN THE NDC ... WILL GHANAIANS SIT DOWN FOR THIS UNREPENTANT DEMON TO RISE UP AGAIN TO TORMENT US THE THE REAL PEOPLE WHO POSSESS THE TRUE MORAL HIGH GROND WHICH COMES FROM GOD???? WHEN GOD HAS FREED US FROM THE CLUCHES OF SATAN AND HIS DEMONS- CORRUPT ,WICKED, MURDERING NDC ....GHANAIANS!!!! RISE UP AND DESTROY TOTALLY THE EMPIRE OF THE DESTROYER FROM, THE MIDST OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA ... THE LORDS BATTLE HAS NOW BEGAN FOR REAL ....DONT SLEEP
INTENSIFY THE PRAYERS TO GOD TO CRASH THE WOUNDED DEMONS FOR US ONCE AND FOR ALL THROUGH THJE MIGHTY POWER AND IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST-AMEN
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

J.J. Rawlings, Kufour, Mahama and or Nana Akufo-Addo and others must simply not talk about morals because none would know a damn thing about morals. What moral value can explain how the university of Ghana, Legon, school of L ...
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J.J. Rawlings, Kufour, Mahama and or Nana Akufo-Addo and others must simply not talk about morals because none would know a damn thing about morals. What moral value can explain how the university of Ghana, Legon, school of Law on a Saturday confer law credentials on only one person, Nana Akufo-Addo. Where the hell is the moral? Is it only when it is in your interest or when it's about someone? Let me suggest the following. The Kufour administration did steal and mismanage state assests period and that is not a moral norm. J.J. Rawlings did kill and steal and those cannot be morals any which way you view morals. Mahama and his people did steal and mismanage and that has no moral value to anyone. But Nana Akufo-Addo could not be at all moral either; he could not have looked the other way while Kufour gave away state lands then had the nerve to tell Ghanaians that even though he knew Kufour was doing wrong by Ghana he chose not to say or do anything. If Nana Akufo-Addo thinks current laws give the presidency too much power I dare him to curtail some of the power. If Nana does not restrain that power then he is just as crooked if not worse than all because it was on Nana Akufo-Addo's watch Kufour abused those powers in law.
SARPONG 9 years ago

Asante hater idiot. Why didn't Ndc send those thieves in Kufuor government to prison for stealing, fool. They sent 19 cases to court and lost them all because they couldn't prove it.

Asante hater idiot. Why didn't Ndc send those thieves in Kufuor government to prison for stealing, fool. They sent 19 cases to court and lost them all because they couldn't prove it.
KOSOKO 9 years ago

Anything he cannot control, he has to destroy it. I'm not a member of NDC but Rawlings is not anything to write home. NDC is a Ghanaian party. It will come again without him. It's pity that he now supports the very party that ...
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Anything he cannot control, he has to destroy it. I'm not a member of NDC but Rawlings is not anything to write home. NDC is a Ghanaian party. It will come again without him. It's pity that he now supports the very party that ripped off every immunity he now enjoys as a president
Nana Appiah 9 years ago

I personally used to be a fun of his Until the very day he went on radio and called Woyome a thief, for being awarded Judgement Debt, meanwhile his Kangaroo wife also collected some about $4 Million Dollars..Like you said, he ...
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I personally used to be a fun of his Until the very day he went on radio and called Woyome a thief, for being awarded Judgement Debt, meanwhile his Kangaroo wife also collected some about $4 Million Dollars..Like you said, he will destroy anything he cannot not control..Just take a look at his household? When was the last time anyone saw his children apart from Dr Ezanetor? Amina, Yaa Asentewa, Kimathi, total state of confusion, not mentioning the stupid pig in lipsticks blowing money of her so called NDP party, knowing very well, they cant get even one seat in her hometown Kumasi...Her only daughters Ezanetor's future is bleak, She not once stepped foot in any medical facility as a Doctor just to offer a helping hand but has turned into gutter cleaning hygienist, something is definitely not right, What purpose and how far is her service under Akuffo Addo presidency going to enhance her ambition as a politician when the father and mother have destroyed the very party they founded, by vile utterances ??

cactus 9 years ago

oh!foolish and a junky statesman,no one can assemble what you are saying as fact but rather a departure from love of fellowman to extreme hatred and outright wickedness. you are a campaigner of hate, jealousy,divisiveness and ...
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oh!foolish and a junky statesman,no one can assemble what you are saying as fact but rather a departure from love of fellowman to extreme hatred and outright wickedness. you are a campaigner of hate, jealousy,divisiveness and stupidity. npp should be proud of you for achieving their aim for them. no true statesman in his right frame of mind will stoop to the level of disgrace you brought to this humble men. when kuffour lost the election in 2008, no npp member ever and I mean ever labelled anyone neither k4 nor his ministers. you always campaign about probity and accountability but if truly NDC members are corrupt, u rawling laid that foundation cos you are equally corrupt. those words as probity and accountability as just English words and any one can open his or mouth to use it but the practice of those words which you are found wanting is problematic. rwaling u are truly a bush statesman.
jb 9 years ago

does Rawlings really know the mindset of the silent majority in ndc? you have grown to become a liability rather than an asset in ndc. time to bury the rawlings factor in ndc

does Rawlings really know the mindset of the silent majority in ndc? you have grown to become a liability rather than an asset in ndc. time to bury the rawlings factor in ndc
Luze 9 years ago

Corruption started in Rawlings time if not, four ministers who served in his government wouldn't be jailed. His wife was only saved by last minute bell, he should please shut up.

Corruption started in Rawlings time if not, four ministers who served in his government wouldn't be jailed. His wife was only saved by last minute bell, he should please shut up.
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.

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).
amoah w. 9 years ago

just what sort of drugs, you have been taking young man ?

just what sort of drugs, you have been taking young man ?
Yellow man 9 years ago

A patient can be diagnosed with a terminal disease by a doctor but if he the patient does not accept that he is terminally sick,then tell me brother what purpose was the diagnosis?These thieves and corrupt NDC gurus are blami ...
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A patient can be diagnosed with a terminal disease by a doctor but if he the patient does not accept that he is terminally sick,then tell me brother what purpose was the diagnosis?These thieves and corrupt NDC gurus are blaming the electorate for been gullible and wanting more than what the president was giving out.So to them the the leftovers that was coming to the masses should be enough to fill our bellies.We should be content with that and not be ungrateful.Poverty,hopelessness,nepotism,abuse of power,frustration and total disregard for the rule of law permeated into the fabric of the Mahama administration and yet they have the audacity and the impunity to blame the electorates for their loss.We should accept the status quo because ghana belongs they are and their families and not the ordinary citizens.If they don't take a good look at the various reasons why they lost and do thorough introspection of themselves they are going to be in opposition for a very very long time.Because Ghanaians are not easily forgiven and so NDC better come back good.
RUSSIAN TANKER 9 years ago

"If the masses knew about the detrimental effects of the greed and avarice perpetuated by some of our own people in leadership they would never forgive us. Examples abound all around us. You need not stretch your imagination ...
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"If the masses knew about the detrimental effects of the greed and avarice perpetuated by some of our own people in leadership they would never forgive us. Examples abound all around us. You need not stretch your imagination at all. If we all don’t do some careful introspection and openly show remorse for the betrayal of the people’s trust we might not recover in time for the next election.

The oppressive machinery will not desert us voluntarily. We need not shrink from honestly facing the conditions in our party and country today. This is the time to pre-eminently speak the whole truth, frankly and courageously".

John Dramani Mahama must quit appointing the Whittal's and the Domelovo's and come clean. None of those appointments will and can save him and his looters.
The above comments in quotes is very loaded, very, very loaded and the Looter Mahama NDC gov't must come clean now and return Ghana's loot with John Mahama taking the first step for his looting fringe to follow.
As to whether NDC will recover or not for any election is our back case. All Ghanaians want is for looter Mahama and his looting fringe to come clean now and to return Ghana's loot, that's all.
Amaliba 9 years ago

Rawlings, give us a break. You are a certified hypocrite , holier than thou. Nigerians are demanding for the return of their money that Abacha looted for you to enjoy. Look who is preaching about moral high ground, Rawlings y ...
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Rawlings, give us a break. You are a certified hypocrite , holier than thou. Nigerians are demanding for the return of their money that Abacha looted for you to enjoy. Look who is preaching about moral high ground, Rawlings you have no shame.
Yaw 9 years ago

In the headlines this writer writes "Akufo-Addo standing on NDC's lost moral high ground - Rawlings".

Then he comes to the first paragraph and says "President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is not standing on the moral high ground ...
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In the headlines this writer writes "Akufo-Addo standing on NDC's lost moral high ground - Rawlings".

Then he comes to the first paragraph and says "President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is not standing on the moral high ground which the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lost, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said". See the contradiction.
Then he comes to next paragraph and says inter alia "Ghana’s new leader was now standing on the moral high ground that “we [NDC] have abandoned…

Ei! can someone tell me the meaning of this.
Peter 9 years ago

J.J is talking too much, he must give us a break. He has no morals to talk about corruption, has he soon forgotten Sani Abacha's 2 or 5 million dollars? Nana Addo is not standing on any NDC's morals. NDC has no such morals no ...
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J.J is talking too much, he must give us a break. He has no morals to talk about corruption, has he soon forgotten Sani Abacha's 2 or 5 million dollars? Nana Addo is not standing on any NDC's morals. NDC has no such morals not even J.J himself. Nana has carved that incorruptible niche for himself long ago!
Dr. O 9 years ago

YOU RATHER NEED TO GO BACK TO KINDERGARTEN TO ACQUIRE BASIC EDUCATION, BLOCK HEAD.

YOU RATHER NEED TO GO BACK TO KINDERGARTEN TO ACQUIRE BASIC EDUCATION, BLOCK HEAD.
Kwesi Anyinssh 9 years ago

Who are the fallen heroes , people were deliberately executed without any wrong doing people were chased out of their own country ,people businesses were sabotage under your watch. Today you are here criti ...
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Who are the fallen heroes , people were deliberately executed without any wrong doing people were chased out of their own country ,people businesses were sabotage under your watch. Today you are here criticising.
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.

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).
K. Ofui 9 years ago

Listen to okwasea no.... always full of himself ..fuck off with ur high moral ground nonsense

Listen to okwasea no.... always full of himself ..fuck off with ur high moral ground nonsense
Allan 9 years ago

It's only stupid people who will destroy their own house just because some tenants are misbehaving, Rawlings you and your wife are traitors who have sold the destiny of this country for your own good God will never forgive yo ...
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It's only stupid people who will destroy their own house just because some tenants are misbehaving, Rawlings you and your wife are traitors who have sold the destiny of this country for your own good God will never forgive you and your family for what you have done to we the cadres of our great ndc party, we defended you when Akoffo Addo strips all your privileges from you but you have joined the same akoffo Addo to destroy our very survival on earth. Hmmnnnm God
blessed you and your wife for this betrayal
Patrick baah flex newspaper 9 years ago

Truth hurt ...

Truth hurt ...
Victor A. Young 9 years ago

Stop pretending as if you're moral yardstick by which every Ghanaian should be measured. Ghanaians have not, and will never forget the kind of brutality and suffering they endured under your wicked, divisive and autocratic go ...
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Stop pretending as if you're moral yardstick by which every Ghanaian should be measured. Ghanaians have not, and will never forget the kind of brutality and suffering they endured under your wicked, divisive and autocratic govt. You brought about ethnic cleansing, by chasing out of the country Ghanaians of Akan descent--many of these victims of your wicked regime want to live in foreign land until your death--out of hatred. You lined up Army Generals and some innocent Ghanaians and executed them by firing squad, and told the world that you acted to remove them from society because they were corrupt. Some of the victims like Major Boakye, took a GhC 50K loan from the banks, you confiscated businesses and property belonging to Akan tribes people, TATA Brewery, ITG, KOWUS MOTORS, ALPINO SOAP LTD, belonging to Late Mr. Siaw, B.A. Mensah, Kwaku Wusu and Appiah-Minkah respectively and many more. You murdered the Aburihene Osae Ntifu-II and murdered Ghana's High Court Judges, as if you have the right to take the lives of Ghanaians. Is this what you refer to as "high moral ground?" Funny guy..!!! Then you turn to use shrewd means to amass wealth using operatives of your so-called revolution you call "cadres" and comrades to to the job. Led by late RSM of Police, Jack Beble your detailed apparatchiks carried gold bars in bullion vehicles to transact your underground gold business. Please tell Ghanaians who owned the now-defunct RESIGHA LTD, that was registered to purchase rotten cocoa beans for export to Netherlands. Can you explain your alleged bribery scandal involving: SCANCEM, Mabey & Johnson etc? What answers do you have for Ghanaians about the sale of NSAWAM CANNERY to your wife, Nana Konadu; maybe you believe you are smarter than all or you're above the laws of the land? Please stop making yourself "Lord above all" because people are still grieving about the loss of loved ones under you bogus govt and regime. It turns out that your bogus AFRC/P-NDC brutal regime has been caught in corruption scandals and thievery that are unprecedented in Ghana's political history. Yet you murdered people for lesser crimes. Can you account for those precious lives lost under your criminal organization? Please give Ghanaians a break...!!!
Kwesi 9 years ago

Am sick of continuing seeing this man on the daily Ghanaian media as if there is no one in Ghana except him, enough. Why is Ghanaian media doing this to us? ?

Am sick of continuing seeing this man on the daily Ghanaian media as if there is no one in Ghana except him, enough. Why is Ghanaian media doing this to us? ?
TULA 9 years ago

ACTHUNG !!!!!!!; STOP !!!!! NANA SHOULD BE VERY VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS EWE THIFF JJ RAWLINGS AND WHAT HE SAYS !!!!!!!; THE MAN IS A LIAR; BULLEY AND A MASTER KROOK AND ATTEMPTING TO SAVE HIS LEGACY NOT TO BE PROSECUTED : H ...
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ACTHUNG !!!!!!!; STOP !!!!! NANA SHOULD BE VERY VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS EWE THIFF JJ RAWLINGS AND WHAT HE SAYS !!!!!!!; THE MAN IS A LIAR; BULLEY AND A MASTER KROOK AND ATTEMPTING TO SAVE HIS LEGACY NOT TO BE PROSECUTED : HE KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE FOR NOTHING ;STOLE MONIES FROM GHANAIANS ;TOOK BRIBES FROM SANNI ABACHA IN NIGERIA !!!!!!; SET UP A KRIMINAL PARTY CALLED THE NDC AND TODAY TALKS ABOUT MORAL HIGH GROUND ;NANA ADDO SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS AND LISTEN TO HIS DEAR WIFE BECKY AND WHAT SHE SAYS ABOUT JJ RAWLINGS : THE MAN WANTS TO DICTATE TO NANA ADDO AND NANA ADDO SHOULD TOO SMART FOR THAT BECAUSE HE DID THAT TO KUFFOUR AND ATTA MILLS THEY TOLD HIM TO GO AND SHEET ON THE BEACH : JJ RAWLINGS IS ULESSS AND A COWARD !!!!!!
Nii Nmai, Dallas,TX, U. S. A 9 years ago

Morals indeed! Mr. Rawlings has no moral ground to accuse anyone. He bust onto the political scene the second time to disrupt a well functioning third republic with frivolous, unfounded accusations which he ended up doing the ...
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Morals indeed! Mr. Rawlings has no moral ground to accuse anyone. He bust onto the political scene the second time to disrupt a well functioning third republic with frivolous, unfounded accusations which he ended up doing the exact things he accused the PNP government of. That was the reason he lost control of the party after he left the presidency because most of the guys with him saw through his deception.
He said PNP was going to send the country to the IMF as part of the reason why they have to rescue the country and PNDC ended up going to the IMF leading to re-entrenchment and restructuring. The sweetest words used to deceive Ghanaians which in reality was that people were laid off and brought untold hardship on Ghanaians. Please, Mr. 'Con man ' Jerry John Rawlings
(courtesy Mr.Odartey Wellington) we have seen through your deception and when you come out like this you make some us of throw up.
See how filthy rich you have made the Ahwois. Where are the morals? Please.
SHUT UP 9 years ago

SHUT UP

SHUT UP
KEN 9 years ago

Mediocre Rawlings, killing poor peasants for selling above control price,is no gallantry, you are a wicked human, to whom did you account for?? to clear you of corruption charges when you killed entire Ghanaian military offic ...
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Mediocre Rawlings, killing poor peasants for selling above control price,is no gallantry, you are a wicked human, to whom did you account for?? to clear you of corruption charges when you killed entire Ghanaian military officers, God will judge you one day.
Happiness Mawulitegbe 9 years ago

Some of us, if not most of us in NDC were former CPP or PNP members. As the founder of the NDC has lost his grip on his own establishment, it is high time we left the NDC and retrace our steps back to the CPP to make it bigge ...
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Some of us, if not most of us in NDC were former CPP or PNP members. As the founder of the NDC has lost his grip on his own establishment, it is high time we left the NDC and retrace our steps back to the CPP to make it bigger better and more powerful enough to win the 2020 elections. It's just unfortunate that J J shot his own party in the foot. Oh what a shame!
king promo 9 years ago

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michael Owiredu 9 years ago

That is true

That is true
ALUTA CONTINUA 9 years ago

MORALS NDC??? Where.

YOU OVERTHREW A DEMECRATIC GOVERNMENT AND SET US BACK 19 or more years.

MORALS NDC??? Where.

YOU OVERTHREW A DEMECRATIC GOVERNMENT AND SET US BACK 19 or more years.
Wofa Koo 9 years ago

SHUT UP . A LOT OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MAD FOR A LONG TIME. YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE TROUBLE OF GHANA . MR KILLER AND THIEF.

SHUT UP . A LOT OF THE PEOPLE OF GHANA KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MAD FOR A LONG TIME. YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE TROUBLE OF GHANA . MR KILLER AND THIEF.
Stan Lokko 9 years ago

Can't this Papa Jato Julor keep quite in enjoying his 20yrs loot plus Abacha money. I am so sick of this LUNATIC

Can't this Papa Jato Julor keep quite in enjoying his 20yrs loot plus Abacha money. I am so sick of this LUNATIC
Nyokorpio 9 years ago

There is a lot of "I" in anything worthy in this statement, indicating what an egomaniac and self professed tin-god J.J truly is! J.J. is not a wheel around which the consciousness of Ghanaians revolve. Ghanaians have simply ...
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There is a lot of "I" in anything worthy in this statement, indicating what an egomaniac and self professed tin-god J.J truly is! J.J. is not a wheel around which the consciousness of Ghanaians revolve. Ghanaians have simply learned not to be hoodwinked by drama and populist chants reminiscent of the J.J era. To quote J.J., "we no go sit down make you cheat us every day, daabi da". The chickens simply came home to roost on Dec 7th. Now let us see whether, without imposing himself upon Ghanaians through the use of force, J.J. or his followers (save for Prof Mills (RIP)) can earn the trust of Ghanaians to lead our country! Ghanaians can now see through the smokes and mirrors of J.J and the NDC, and the NPP has done a better job of reaching out to a broader base of supporters -NPP is shedding its "Akan moniker". NPP has been elected by the good people of Ghana, and they surely control the moral high ground at the moment. Personally, I would like to hear J.J talk about strategies and solutions to Ghana's myriad challenges, point out opportunities for growth and development, and stay away from calling others corrupt, for the mango does not fall far from the mango tree.
Dr. Frank 9 years ago

Rawlings is one of the few men God gave to Ghana. He is a good man. We are humans and are prone to make mistakes, so did Rawlings but he turned the country into multi-party democracy and now we are enjoying the fruits. We sho ...
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Rawlings is one of the few men God gave to Ghana. He is a good man. We are humans and are prone to make mistakes, so did Rawlings but he turned the country into multi-party democracy and now we are enjoying the fruits. We should respect him for that and let the past be in the past but strive to prevent the repetition of the past. Let's move forward as a nation
Bobobribri 9 years ago

HELP NPP TO BURY NDC AND BRING TO LIMELIGHT NDP. FOR NDC IT IS DEAD AND BURIED.

HELP NPP TO BURY NDC AND BRING TO LIMELIGHT NDP. FOR NDC IT IS DEAD AND BURIED.
Ataa 9 years ago

Rawlings, its better you shuty up like your wife has. What you and your wife wished for has happened so go ahead and dine with the devil and stop these corruption and disrespect nonsense. You Rawlings do you respect anybody i ...
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Rawlings, its better you shuty up like your wife has. What you and your wife wished for has happened so go ahead and dine with the devil and stop these corruption and disrespect nonsense. You Rawlings do you respect anybody inthis country? Haven't u insulted your opponents and party members with impunity?
David 9 years ago

In any office of the five fold minstry of the church of Jesus If by any means,collected tithes and special offerings you have prophecied "that says the Lord from Heaven in favor of ndc which backfired you are to make refunds ...
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In any office of the five fold minstry of the church of Jesus If by any means,collected tithes and special offerings you have prophecied "that says the Lord from Heaven in favor of ndc which backfired you are to make refunds return of all the sums......

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Akufo-Addo standing on NDC's lost moral high ground - Rawlings

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