There have been 77 attempts on Rawlings’ life

– Nana Ato Dadzie said there were several attempts to kill the late Rawlings

– Former Rawlings chief of staff said Rawlings often stayed away from his family

– The former president was buried last week in a presidential funeral

A former chief of staff under the Rawlings administration, Nana Ato Dadzie, has revealed how the late former president escaped death threats and plots during his lifetime during his tenure.

Paying tribute to the late Jerry Rawlings, Ato Dadzie said “there have been 77 assassination attempts against Rawlings”. He explains that these threats even caused the former president to stay away from his wife and family while administering his job as president of Ghana.

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Nana Ato Dadzie is the former Rawlings Chief of Staff (Stock Photo)
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Additionally, Victor Smith, a close aide to former President Rawlings, revealed in a tribute how Mr Rawlings suffered from mood swings and was misunderstood by his political allies and opponents.

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In his tribute, Victor Smith explains that the Late Rawlings “had mood swings and were sometimes predictable”.

Another revealing truth in the tribute was how Jerry Rawlings came closer to various death experiences both as a junta and a democratic leader.

“He had close encounters with ‘death’ at different times in his adult life until his retirement from the high office of Head of State.

Meanwhile, Asafo groups and the families of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings are calling for his body to be handed over to Anlo for the necessary rituals to be performed before his burial. The group petitioned the government through the Anlo Torgbui Agbedi Awusu Awadada. They were led by their spokesperson for Regent Torgbui Tamekloe, Mawuli Kplorfia.

If there is anything to know about Jerry Rawlings before his death, it is the fact that he had deep regrets.

General overseer of one of Ghana’s largest charismatic churches, Nicholas Duncan Williams has called for the “deep regrets” of the late founder of the Fourth Republic to be forgiven.

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Relations between the former president and Nicholas Duncan Williams have been rich and much closer over the years, from his military rule to the Fourth Republic.

From the dismissal of military officers to the breathtaking killings and kidnapping of around 300 Ghanaians, the pastor explained that the former president shared various regrettable experiences with him.

Rawlings’ death saw the clergy of Ghana pay their respects. The founder of the Central International Gospel Church (ICGC), Mensa Otabil, took leave of his sermon on Sunday to pray for the family of the former president, Flt. Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.

The clergy have been the target of criticism from the late president who has repeatedly berated them for their contribution to corruption in the country.

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Already, thousands of tributes have poured in with compassion towards the Rawlings family. The condolence book will also be open to the public at the Accra International Conference Center with the president and other diplomats expected in the early days of the week.

Video of Rawlings’ last trip to Accra before his burial

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