JJ Rawlings: The Janus-Faced Man of Delusions of Political Grandeur

*By Akadu Ntiriwa Mensema Ph. D.; Post-Grad. Dipl.

“The success of President John Evans Atta Mills' government would


depend on candid assessment”


(JJ Rawlings, Quoted from Ghanaweb Nov 2, 2009).








“Former President Jerry John Rawlings has launched a blistering attack


on the Mills led- National Democratic Congress (NDC) government,


describing his


ministers as illiterates who lack the requisite experience to


manage affairs


of the state” (JJ Rawlings, Quoted from Ghanaweb Nov 3, 2009).











JJ Rawlings has had numerous twisted mouths since 1979


When he imposed himself on Ghanaians


And became the hero of an ethnic group


Because he is their last ticket to the Slave Castle


JJ has dual-mouths


JJ has tripled-lips


Yet JJ craves for one Ghanaian one toilet


Though he releases more political dung than any Ghanaian


Crystal truth never emanates from either mouths or lips


Greased truths gush out of both watersheds of delusion

JJ said he was for TRANSPARENCY AND PROBITY


But his other mouth said JJ you are lying


Tell us how you paid for your kids’ education


Tell us how you bought your fleet of posh cars


Tell us how you built your houses


Tell us how you are able to globe-trot


Tell us about your expensive lifestyle


Tell us why you wept on national TV in June 1982


When you well knew that you killed the judges


When you well knew that your “tribesmen” had done it


Tell us how you financed the “broke” NDC in 2008/09 elections








JJ said he is against CORRUPTION AND GRAFT


That Nkrumah was corrupt and only got a flag for Ghana


That Busia was corrupt and did nothing for Ghana


That Acheampong was corrupt


That Akuffo was corrupt


That Limann was useless and came to derail the RE-DELUSION


But his other mouth said JJ you are liar


You are more corrupt than all Ghanaians


You never accounted for the 50-cedi notes you seized from the poor


You never accounted for the sale of Nkrumah’s corporations


Not even Nsawam cannery which you sold to your wife


You never accounted for the rags to riches of your followers


The coward partisan tribalists who are willing to die for you

Though they know that you are delusional


You never explained why you gave $20, 000 to a clueless woman


To plant rice in your paradoxically impoverished World Bank


You have said nothing about M & J, Scancem, CASHPRO


Before M & J that implicated your huge head-geared wife


You went all over the world blaming corrupt Ghanaians


Now your bogus anti-corruption campaign has deserted you


Tell us more about M & J for it was under your watch


Tell us about the friends who have been so good to you


Tell us about the friends who bought you cars


Tell us about the friends who paid your kids school fees


Tell us about the friends who paid for your mansions


Tell us about the mansion at Adjirigano with twenty-rooms


Four self-contained self-detached rooms for your four kids


Tell us about why you alone live in three large bungalows


Tell us why you killed people for having two toilets


But today you have 15 toilets in one compound-home








JJ said that he is for the ORDINARY POOR MASSES


But his other mouth and lips said JJ stop lying


At least enjoy your loot


As coward hypocritical Ghanaians look on


When you sip expensive imported wine


The common people drink gutterized water


You sleep without mosquitoes


But mosquitoes are friends with all Ghanaians

You eat imported beef, tuna, and all


The common people eat Nkrumah Circle chofi


You drive about in expensive Jaguars


The stupid masses cheer you on in Charlie wates


You have the best comfortable circumstances


Most Ghanaians you came to save live in poverty


Parents could not pay JSS/SSS fees


You sent your children to expensive schools overseas


You wear the best designer clothes


The masses wear infected oburoni wawu








JJ has called Mills’ ministers ILLITERATES


But his other mouth was very shocked


The other mouth stated categorically that


JJ you failed most of your class exams at Achimota


JJ you basketed nine 9s at the O-level


That you couldn’t pass the Air Force entry exams


It was J. W. Harley who paved the way for you


JJ you failed all your promotion exams


It was Colonel Yaw Boakye who “passed” you


Most of Mills” ministers had worked for you JJ


JJ you hate illiteracy but promote grand illiteracy


In 1982-83 you closed down Legon for 13 months


You introduced bogus JSS/SSS to produce illiterates


And whisked away your four children from JSS/SSS


They “literated” at the expensive Ghana International

Yes, Ghana International School where dollars counted


They “literated” in expensive British universities








JJ Rawlings now Ghanaians know you


They know that you are megalomaniac


You are the worst hypocrite


You are the worst know-all Janus-faced


Yet has not achieved anything in life


You are too power-drunk


You are exceedingly delusional


Even your avid supporters know that


Confused General Mosquito of NDC


Should publicly rebuke you JJ


Just as much he rebuked the fraudulent DR.


Yes, the fraudulent “Dr.” Koobi Spew-Garbage


For both your delusions of political grandeur


NDC leaders must call you JJ to order


Before you JJ wins 2012 elections for the NPP


Before you lose the last iota of respect








*Akadu N. Mensema is a nationalist Denkyira beauty. She is a trained oral


historian cum sociologist and a Professor in the USA. She writes what


critics have called “populist hyperbolic, satirical” poetry. She can be


reached at akadumensema@yahoo.com