The managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako has reiterated his dislike for what he describes as the politics of Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings.
According to him former President’s continuous criticism of successive governments for their supposed inaction in the fight against corruption is unfair.
Jerry Rawlings at a ceremony on Thursday at the University of Education, Winneba asked President John Dramani Mahama to rid his government of corruption.
”… . People with conscience are sometimes appalled by the extreme insensitivity displayed by some political appointees. The unprecedented levels of corruption, offensive show of power and opulence by some at a time when our country requires prudence and frugality is something that I call on President Mahama and his vice to set their eyes on,’’ he said.
According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder, the corruption canker cannot be dealt with if ‘’we do not take on leaders and so-called untouchables’’.
“We need to restore Ghana to a status of a country worth dying for,” he added.
But speaking on news analysis program, NewsFile on Accra based JoyFM, Mr. Baako questioned the former president’s approach in the fight against corruption during his term of office.
“What did Mr. Rawlings do to cure the situation?, Mr. Baako asked.
Mr. Baako who is known for critiquing the former president was however quick to add: “I do not hate Rawlings, I detest his politics”
“I am told that he asked Kofi Adams to make sure I got a ticket to Mecca. For him to have thought of me in that manner shows that he’s a good man,” he added.
By: Mawuli Tsikata/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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