Rawlings vows never to speak or meet Kufuor, his "enemy" – Otumfuo

General News of Monday, April 15, 2019

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-04-15

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II revealed that without his intervention, former President Joh Agyekum Kufuor and Jerry John Rawlings would have always been bitter enemies until now.

Speaking at a rally as part of activities commemorating the 20th anniversary of her rise to the gold stool, Asantehene revealed that he was to engage a marathon meeting with the two leaders before peace finally reigns.

He explained how he had arranged with the two parties a six-hour meeting that had started from 9 pm to 3 am to settle their differences in the interest of Ghana.

I became king in 1999. After the 2000 election, Rawlings did not swear to speak or meet Kufuor. I had to summon the two to a meeting before he agreed to Kufuor's invitation to drive him around Osu Castle as the new president before the handover.

According to him, he held a second meeting with them on 16 February 2001 to chart the road to peace.

"When Kufuor becomes president, if anything comes up, he will ask me to talk to Rawlings just to allow peace to prevail, which I have always done," he said in a statement. event covered by MyNewsGh.com

The king revealed that he had been regularly identified as a member of the NPP, others claiming he was a NDC, revealing that he represented Ghana and not one of the political parties.

"I represent the interests of Ghana and Asanteman. I am neither NPP nor NDC. Whether we like it or not, both sides will continue to govern the country, but it is also my interest and my duty to ensure that peace prevails, "he said.