Ghanaians live very difficult times. things are not going well and I feel it – Rawlings

General News of Sunday, January 20th, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-01-20

Former President Jerry John Rawlings admitted for the first time that the situation was difficult in Ghana and that under the current regime, nothing seems to work. MyNewsGh.com can report authoritatively.

Mr. Rawlings, who was among the dignitaries at the funeral of Nana Ama Obu Derby-Michaelis, mother of the Vice President of the Association of Shipowners and Shipping Agents of Ghana (SOAAG), Adam Imoru Ayarna, observed that the situation was so serious that she had people even performing funerals. He said that at such times, Ghanaians should support each other.

The former president and founder of the main opposition party, the NDC, stressed the need for Ghanaians to support another, as it is the only way for them to deal with "hardships".

"We all know how difficult the situation is in Ghana right now. The times are really hard and at critical moments such as these funerals, the expenses incurred by the family are not a joke. Things are not going too well for a lot of people. I plead with you all. The way things are, we have no choice but to help each other. I would like to be able to support, "he said to the applause of other people in mourning.

According to him, things are not going very well for many people in the country, including himself; indicating that he wished he could do more to support the bereaved family but "it is not easy" for him.

He explained that he had attended the funeral because the son of the deceased, Adam Imoru Ayarna, had a lot of courage to defend his values ​​and his integrity.

"He's a man who has a lot of courage. The courage to defend one's noble values, to defend one's integrity and goals. That's one of the main reasons I came here and I'm happy to see so many of you here, including our traditional leaders and opinion leaders, "he said.

Nana Ama Obu Derby-Michaelis died on November 16, 2018 at the Tema General Hospital after a short illness at the age of 76 years.

She is survived by three children, Mrs. Marcelyn Campbell who lives in the UK, Mr. Adam Imoru Ayarna, General Manager of Cadesmee International and Vice President of the Ghana Shipowners and Ships' Agents Association in Tema, in Ghana, and Jan Michaelis, who lives in Mainz, Germany.

Context

Members of his party blamed the former president for being a "sold-out". They claimed that he was so critical towards the leadership of his own party in the 2016 election elections, but that he remained dumb on the happy events of the current government's elections. 39; Akufo-Addo. NDC sections on social media and elsewhere attribute NDC's "44.4% defeat of Onaapo" to public criticism of former president John Dramani Mahama and some party elements .

They say that since President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took office, Rawlings has praised occasional praise, as reported by MyNewsGh.com in the past.

The former military chief revealed the reasons why he praised Nana Addo: "At least, this current man is cultivated. I do not like it, but it's one of the few cultivated. "

"The current president has given more opportunities to women than we have in recent years. He (President Akufo-Addo) is a good man, "he added.

He accused Mills of doing nothing for Ghana while John Mahama missed his only chance:

"I repeat that Mills did nothing for this country. If he was alive, we would have lost the 2012 elections with a wider margin than in 2016. God removed him and took John Mahama, we had the chance to lead again this country but we have squandered it. "

It now appears that "the difficulties", whatever its definition, forced the NDC founder to criticize this government for the first time in exactly 24 months.