The only people who hate Rawlings are those (they and their family) who he seized the stolen wealth of the country from. Those who came to power & within 2 years owned 12 to 20. Those who were not able to account for wealth they had amassed in those short periods of being in power.
And of course those who thought deserved to be President but couldnt be because of Rawlings.He saved us.Lives improved.Food supply increased greatly. Ghanaians no longer had to go to Nigeria to seek greener pastures.
This man brought a lot of hope to Ghana. He came to power via a coup so what? If someone removes Mugabe from power throuigh a camp, won't you guys be happy. When Rawlings took over, Ghana's economy was in serious decline, recording negative growth rate for over 10 years. Ghanaians were running to Nigeria to seek greener pastures. Power lied in the hands of only the central Government, inflation was around 126%. There was famine in Ghana. Before he left, EVERY SECTOR had improved massively
Africa's natural resources are now being traded in exchange for toxic gabage dumping on African soil. Africans buy toxic waste materials and dump them in Africa. When they rub shoulders with the Queen Elizabeth and other western leaders, they fail to understand that the western leaders consider them brainless baboons! How can anyone with brains allow its citizens be poisoned by toxic second hand materials coming from EU?They are knowingly participating in the killing of Africans!!!!
Africa hasn't been controlled properly, because we've got useless so-called leaders that don't even know how led us in the right direction.
I would say today's leaders who are fighting for our continent have been Brother Robert Mugabe and Sister Winnie Mandela and as for the rest, they are still worthless leading us astray and making our continent lag so behind.
If asking for equality, fairnes and justice from Rawlings and his co African gods who are fooling us without the right democratic choice at the Africa Union, then let it be. Why is Rawlings shouting all over the place as a believer of democracy yet see no sense in the people of Ghana voting directly in the election of the president of the Africa Union authority?
Rawlings is a great Ghanaian but that does not make him better than any Ghanaian. He had the opportunity as a Ghanaian, did his best, and it's time for Ghana and the Africa Union to move on. If what Rawlings did is all that you mind think is the best for the Ghanaian, then some of us feel it can be done better. Before Rawlings there was Ghana and after Rawlings, there still will be Ghana and Ghanaians!
If this man truely believe in the power of the people and that democracy is one of the best tool of getting this power of the people, by the people and for the people, whey then are the people of Ghana not being allowed to be voting for the president of the Africa Union Authroity, rather than having the head of government of Ghana voting on behalf of the people of Ghana? We need to ask JJ Rawlings this question personally.
this man has did more for Ghana, he has shown the ghanians the rigth way to take, please stop saying things u dot know, thanks you. we ghanians love hime as he love us
I doubt you know what you are talking about. I am talking about the situation and not the person. Rawling himself is talking about the situation and you the tribal racist think we are talking about people. Think before writing nonsense to me.
By the way, who told you that you are a Ghanaian? Just be careful before I decend on you in proving to you that you are nothing but a subject or slave of the European people in the Ghanaian colony.
If you RASTEAGELEGITANNOIR are a people or person worshipper, I do not worship any living or non living thing. Rawling begged to be allowed to lead Ghana and Ghanaians gave him the opprotunity. Millions will want to do that ,even better, for nothing. The position he occupied as the head of state of Ghana is a privilege, not every one get. He should be grateful to us not us to him! Was Nkrumah not in Guinea crying like a baby when he was relief of leading Ghanaians?
That is a good point to make just for not liking the way think. Is that not some people are saying about JJ Rawlings? Is that not what some people said about Jueses Christ? Then it is OK for us to seen as MAD by people like you.
If asking for equality, fairnes and justice from Rawlings and his co African gods who are fooling us without the right democratic choice at the Africa Union, then let it be. Why is Rawlings shouting all over the place as a believer of democracy yet see no sense in the people of Ghana voting directly in the election of the president of the Africa Union authority?
the western world is to blame. the anglo american empire and their fucking pharmacutical companies giving extreme experimental medication for people ailments , but this medication more often than not is random testing of random drugs on people , these drugs have nothing to do for their diseases and ailments....
that is just one way that the western empire takes the blame for and full responsibility even tho they deny deny deny
Kuffour is a big disgrace to Ghana........He thinks of no one except for himself and family. Rawlings is a great man of action,No doubt he has bad side of life but hey this is normal and usual of any man on earth.
The legacy of colonialism can easily be overcome by good African leadership. Leadership that has the people's interests in mind is able to unite tribes, and protect Africa from exploitation both outside and within the continent. Mandela had this leadership... Pity he was released too late.
J.J.Rawlings, a savage, dope-smoking, blood-thirsty murderer, overthrew a democratically-elected government and mis-ruled for 19 years. During his reign of terror, thousands were killed, chased out or 'disappeared'. Hiding behind typical populist nonsense, this mad hypocrite looted nation's coffers and left inflation at 49%. "Rawlings" not real name. Father said to be of Mid-East origin. Shd face Int. Court of Justice.
i spent 2years in Ghana when Rawlings was in power. And he was pretty good and was very anti graft, but after he left office therer were a few cases of corruption against both him and his wife.
he has being accused of many things but nothing have being found on him .even they said he has swiss accounts until today it has not being proven .I guess thev govermant want to demonise him
if he shuts up he might get a little bit of respect now that he is of the top seat of the nation.this animal has caused our nation ghana every suffering we are going through now, and now that a more beffiting person has taken the mantle and has helped the nation a bit he think he can now speak bad about them , what nerve
J Rawlings is regarded highly in my Country Nigeria & some of us remember what he did to to get you where your country is presently. He could have chosen to be another Mobutu,Mugabe, Eyadema & the rest of African long dictators. If it wasn't JJ embracing Democratic rule but first cleaning up your country you will probably still be in dark ages like my stupid country. Pls if you don't need him in your country i am sure millions of Nigerians would. Nigeria needs a JJ to get us out of our mess
listen you illiterate fool, if you know not of this johny junk rawlings dont put silly comments on the internet,nigerian thwart,okwunugbo, the fuck ever you call yourself, this is a man who has made us all poor and you talk about him as if we had some good out of him piss off
these are not unneccesary spendings, this covers how much people cherish their freedom and to what extent we as people will go to let the world know that nothing compares to freedom ( freedom and justice) as the crown says.next time you want to have a prudent discussion on the net beware because there are many people with more understanding of what is cool, good and unneccessary.its good you replied at least now you can understand my fury
i don't see what this present government is doing either....only deaths, and your president will not sit at home, jet setting all over the world...after spending billion on Ghana's 50 anniversary he's now going round begging for money to stop malaria....KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES.
mampee, another fool who looks at the earth and say its dirty although theres a lot under it, mampee ghana is not an island, itis the same as every other country,it depends on many others for survival so for our president to sit in ghana and not travel anywhere to find aid and discuss how we could develop as a country and people will be a disaster.pleassss dont put any comment on the net if you have no source.long live ghana
excuse me you don't even know me so don't call me a fool, first of all i won't even bother reesponding to your insult,cuz a third person won't be able to tell who the fool is...no one said anything about ghana being an island, and i'm not saying he shouldn't travel, all i'm saying is he should set your priorities straight...obviously you missed my whole point.
point cleared i hope you understand yourself better now) next Ghana at 50 is golden, and how else can a country celebrate its golden existence and liberation than to spend money scrupulous or not,ie;; please
you need to learn how to argue and defend your points, after going through this thread, i realized the only way you respond to peoples comments is by insulting them,that is whack, step you game up. Don't argue like you've never had a good education, and if you haven't ...then i understand
you really have no clue what you utter do you? well you expressing that the president does not sit at home can only mean onething, and that is to say he should stick to his residing country and not despatch himself around the world, in other words you mean ghana is a state of its own so should not sniff round,(
tell the world how much you spend out of your pocket when you go out, and then how much you spend for your girlfriend or kid's b'day, and match that up with your actual earnings you will then understand why 50 years of freedom is very important in the life of ghanaians. if you want to know more ask me how much money was spent on mandela's 90th b'day,. .
you are funny, you know nothing about politics, first of all stop comparing Ghana to South Africa, it makes no sense because both coutries are on different budget levels, just as you compared Ghana to an Island and you keep missing the point of setting PRORITIES STRAIGHT.
amazed i am, who said anything about south africa, i mentioned mandela and you quickly pair it up to south africa, anyway the 90th b'day was celebrated in london, but that was a point i was making to you so you know how vital it is for people to remember their past
Rawlings to an economy as bad as the NPP is leading us into.He survived coups plots that Limmans gov't couldn't have.And He did his best for Ghanaians.Nyimpa ye adze a ....
Doctor Kwame Nkrumah brought so much into Ghana and that's why they couldn't stand him, because he was inspiring us and he sent Ghana into a new dawn of getting us to control our destiny.
Rawlings isn't a hero of Ghana, because he brought misery into our country and as far as I am concerned Rawlings is a wicked man.
u can point the finger of blame all u want but the actual solution is to look past the politics & focus on the actual PEOPLE who must re-unite with the africans in america to form the NEW africa.
The biggest failure of Democracy in Africa is that unsophisticated, illiterate, uninformed and easily influenced citizens can replace those that fully sustain them with others that fully impoverish them.
How can you assume that without Rawlings, Ghana wouldn't have gone the way of its neighbors. He was the right man for a difficult time. His wife helped the Makola Market women, he got rid of corrupt leaders who would have assasinated him for thier own greed, he handed over power to a democratic successor, brought water and light to villages and built roads. Please give the brother a break and lets be positive.
How can YOU assume that a democratically elected president wouldn't have done a better job than a military dictator who committed an act of treason and tore up the country's constitution?
Helped the Makola market women?
No one wanted to assassinate Rawlings, the vast majority of people thought the '79 mutiny was a good thing.
You want me to be grateful that he finally relinquished power after 20 years? Sorry, can't help you!
he tore the constitution apart and killed ghanaian enterprise. thriving business owners were rounded up and their assets given to lebanese..WHAT HAPPENED TO TATA BREWRIES? with a good leader it could have been sabmiller..market women were lashed in public and generals were shot for taking 50,000 loans from banks.
after 20 years..private enterprises had collapsed, inflation was at 50% we had the lowest savings in africa, 1 week of import cover!! the 20 years of rawlings and any military adventurists are lost decades for Ghana. we had huge industries owned by ghanaians, but he took them away and gave them to lebanese people.please how old are you?
As a result of Rawlins Ghana is now the most promising country in all of Africa. Economy, medical care, tourism, international relations all improving. I plan on making it a second home.
Take a moment to look at his good side. He could have rule and keep killing today and later just like Eyadema of Togo, tranfer power to his Son thereby giving us no chance of reconciliation by many many generations to come. This man promise relinquishing power and he did, something that is not common in the Africas. I do not know any leader who has not killed, sometimes not intentionally though!
THE No. 1 HYPOCRITE EVER!!! MURDEROUS DRUG ADDICT WHO OVERTHREW AN ELECTED GOVT AND REIGNED IN TERROR FOR 19 YRS. WANTED AT INT. COURT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. 1000's were killed, tortured or fled his brutal regime. Notice the resemblance to Saddam.
You are absolutely right, he killed so many people out of jealousy. He was just jealous of rich Akans. Now look at this frustrated bastard talking all day rubbish in TV. Kufuor is the best that could have happened to Ghana. Only retarded northener will vote for NDC. Even if u dont like K4 just look at Ghana the way it improved in terms of infrastructe,econmic growth etc. We are now one of the leading countries in Africa.Rawlings should be imprisoned for the rest of his life
Fuck all haterz, he came to save us from the corruption n all its negative sides. Keep doing ya thang, Mr. Ex President Jerry John Rawlings.. We love you
Excuse me? Your mama is the bigot. Go back to Togo where you migrated from the first plac and take JJ Rawlings with you. We don't need you guys and your nagative energy in Ghana!
The only people who hate Rawlings are those (they and their family) who he seized the stolen wealth of the country from. Those who came to power & within 2 years owned 12 to 20. Those who were not able to account for wealth they had amassed in those short periods of being in power.
And of course those who thought deserved to be President but couldnt be because of Rawlings.He saved us.Lives improved.Food supply increased greatly. Ghanaians no longer had to go to Nigeria to seek greener pastures.
asbestosus 2 months ago
This man brought a lot of hope to Ghana. He came to power via a coup so what? If someone removes Mugabe from power throuigh a camp, won't you guys be happy. When Rawlings took over, Ghana's economy was in serious decline, recording negative growth rate for over 10 years. Ghanaians were running to Nigeria to seek greener pastures. Power lied in the hands of only the central Government, inflation was around 126%. There was famine in Ghana. Before he left, EVERY SECTOR had improved massively
asbestosus 2 months ago
Africa's natural resources are now being traded in exchange for toxic gabage dumping on African soil. Africans buy toxic waste materials and dump them in Africa. When they rub shoulders with the Queen Elizabeth and other western leaders, they fail to understand that the western leaders consider them brainless baboons! How can anyone with brains allow its citizens be poisoned by toxic second hand materials coming from EU?They are knowingly participating in the killing of Africans!!!!
nyarkenya46 1 year ago
Africa hasn't been controlled properly, because we've got useless so-called leaders that don't even know how led us in the right direction.
I would say today's leaders who are fighting for our continent have been Brother Robert Mugabe and Sister Winnie Mandela and as for the rest, they are still worthless leading us astray and making our continent lag so behind.
peasah2005 1 year ago
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If asking for equality, fairnes and justice from Rawlings and his co African gods who are fooling us without the right democratic choice at the Africa Union, then let it be. Why is Rawlings shouting all over the place as a believer of democracy yet see no sense in the people of Ghana voting directly in the election of the president of the Africa Union authority?
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
Rawlings is a great Ghanaian but that does not make him better than any Ghanaian. He had the opportunity as a Ghanaian, did his best, and it's time for Ghana and the Africa Union to move on. If what Rawlings did is all that you mind think is the best for the Ghanaian, then some of us feel it can be done better. Before Rawlings there was Ghana and after Rawlings, there still will be Ghana and Ghanaians!
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
If this man truely believe in the power of the people and that democracy is one of the best tool of getting this power of the people, by the people and for the people, whey then are the people of Ghana not being allowed to be voting for the president of the Africa Union Authroity, rather than having the head of government of Ghana voting on behalf of the people of Ghana? We need to ask JJ Rawlings this question personally.
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
this man has did more for Ghana, he has shown the ghanians the rigth way to take, please stop saying things u dot know, thanks you. we ghanians love hime as he love us
rasteagelegitannoir 2 years ago
I doubt you know what you are talking about. I am talking about the situation and not the person. Rawling himself is talking about the situation and you the tribal racist think we are talking about people. Think before writing nonsense to me.
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
By the way, who told you that you are a Ghanaian? Just be careful before I decend on you in proving to you that you are nothing but a subject or slave of the European people in the Ghanaian colony.
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
If you RASTEAGELEGITANNOIR are a people or person worshipper, I do not worship any living or non living thing. Rawling begged to be allowed to lead Ghana and Ghanaians gave him the opprotunity. Millions will want to do that ,even better, for nothing. The position he occupied as the head of state of Ghana is a privilege, not every one get. He should be grateful to us not us to him! Was Nkrumah not in Guinea crying like a baby when he was relief of leading Ghanaians?
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
sorry that you ActionGroupA are dangerouse and perhaps mad.
rasteagelegitannoir 2 years ago
That is a good point to make just for not liking the way think. Is that not some people are saying about JJ Rawlings? Is that not what some people said about Jueses Christ? Then it is OK for us to seen as MAD by people like you.
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
If asking for equality, fairnes and justice from Rawlings and his co African gods who are fooling us without the right democratic choice at the Africa Union, then let it be. Why is Rawlings shouting all over the place as a believer of democracy yet see no sense in the people of Ghana voting directly in the election of the president of the Africa Union authority?
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
With people like you, we shall continue to be fooled by those that are pretending they are doing something when in reality, they are doing nothing!
ActionGroupA 2 years ago
Rawlins is murdered to gain power. Nigerians think he is good because nigerians on a whole are wicked. Trust me, he was not a man of peace.
kp117 2 years ago
dash me that gold brick
pdiddydotts 2 years ago
the western world is to blame. the anglo american empire and their fucking pharmacutical companies giving extreme experimental medication for people ailments , but this medication more often than not is random testing of random drugs on people , these drugs have nothing to do for their diseases and ailments....
that is just one way that the western empire takes the blame for and full responsibility even tho they deny deny deny
vicmor899 2 years ago
Niggers are to blame....
BackHandedTruth 2 years ago
this motherfucker should get tried and executed just like he executed thousands of innocent people and pregnant women. stupid bitch
yawdompre803 3 years ago
Who are you referring to?
TheTollundWoman 2 years ago
He who insult Rawlings has got no manners
joringono 3 years ago
Big respect to Rawlings!!!
joringono 3 years ago
Kuffour is a big disgrace to Ghana........He thinks of no one except for himself and family. Rawlings is a great man of action,No doubt he has bad side of life but hey this is normal and usual of any man on earth.
joringono 3 years ago 2
It people like Rawling that make me sick to the stomach. This idiot is a dictator.
Seltue12 3 years ago 2
@Seltue12
I echo you my brother, because Rawlings is a bloodied moron, this man brought totally tragedy in Ghana.
Remember, he came into power by a coup.
Rawlings brought misery into Ghana and he ain't my hero, thank God.
peasah2005 1 year ago
The legacy of colonialism can easily be overcome by good African leadership. Leadership that has the people's interests in mind is able to unite tribes, and protect Africa from exploitation both outside and within the continent. Mandela had this leadership... Pity he was released too late.
macafricascot 3 years ago
J.J.Rawlings, a savage, dope-smoking, blood-thirsty murderer, overthrew a democratically-elected government and mis-ruled for 19 years. During his reign of terror, thousands were killed, chased out or 'disappeared'. Hiding behind typical populist nonsense, this mad hypocrite looted nation's coffers and left inflation at 49%. "Rawlings" not real name. Father said to be of Mid-East origin. Shd face Int. Court of Justice.
nadwoa 3 years ago 2
i spent 2years in Ghana when Rawlings was in power. And he was pretty good and was very anti graft, but after he left office therer were a few cases of corruption against both him and his wife.
so to answer the question, Africa is to blame
KalahariSurf 3 years ago
he has being accused of many things but nothing have being found on him .even they said he has swiss accounts until today it has not being proven .I guess thev govermant want to demonise him
pastornunoo 3 years ago
his wife was in court for taking money from the rice paddy project donated by China
KalahariSurf 3 years ago
if he shuts up he might get a little bit of respect now that he is of the top seat of the nation.this animal has caused our nation ghana every suffering we are going through now, and now that a more beffiting person has taken the mantle and has helped the nation a bit he think he can now speak bad about them , what nerve
gorazo6600 3 years ago
J Rawlings is regarded highly in my Country Nigeria & some of us remember what he did to to get you where your country is presently. He could have chosen to be another Mobutu,Mugabe, Eyadema & the rest of African long dictators. If it wasn't JJ embracing Democratic rule but first cleaning up your country you will probably still be in dark ages like my stupid country. Pls if you don't need him in your country i am sure millions of Nigerians would. Nigeria needs a JJ to get us out of our mess
okwunugbo 3 years ago
listen you illiterate fool, if you know not of this johny junk rawlings dont put silly comments on the internet,nigerian thwart,okwunugbo, the fuck ever you call yourself, this is a man who has made us all poor and you talk about him as if we had some good out of him piss off
gorazo6600 3 years ago
these are not unneccesary spendings, this covers how much people cherish their freedom and to what extent we as people will go to let the world know that nothing compares to freedom ( freedom and justice) as the crown says.next time you want to have a prudent discussion on the net beware because there are many people with more understanding of what is cool, good and unneccessary.its good you replied at least now you can understand my fury
gorazo6600 3 years ago
i don't see what this present government is doing either....only deaths, and your president will not sit at home, jet setting all over the world...after spending billion on Ghana's 50 anniversary he's now going round begging for money to stop malaria....KNOW YOUR PRIORITIES.
mampee101 3 years ago
mampee, another fool who looks at the earth and say its dirty although theres a lot under it, mampee ghana is not an island, itis the same as every other country,it depends on many others for survival so for our president to sit in ghana and not travel anywhere to find aid and discuss how we could develop as a country and people will be a disaster.pleassss dont put any comment on the net if you have no source.long live ghana
gorazo6600 3 years ago
excuse me you don't even know me so don't call me a fool, first of all i won't even bother reesponding to your insult,cuz a third person won't be able to tell who the fool is...no one said anything about ghana being an island, and i'm not saying he shouldn't travel, all i'm saying is he should set your priorities straight...obviously you missed my whole point.
mampee101 3 years ago
point cleared i hope you understand yourself better now) next Ghana at 50 is golden, and how else can a country celebrate its golden existence and liberation than to spend money scrupulous or not,ie;; please
gorazo6600 3 years ago
you need to learn how to argue and defend your points, after going through this thread, i realized the only way you respond to peoples comments is by insulting them,that is whack, step you game up. Don't argue like you've never had a good education, and if you haven't ...then i understand
mampee101 3 years ago
you really have no clue what you utter do you? well you expressing that the president does not sit at home can only mean onething, and that is to say he should stick to his residing country and not despatch himself around the world, in other words you mean ghana is a state of its own so should not sniff round,(
gorazo6600 3 years ago
tell the world how much you spend out of your pocket when you go out, and then how much you spend for your girlfriend or kid's b'day, and match that up with your actual earnings you will then understand why 50 years of freedom is very important in the life of ghanaians. if you want to know more ask me how much money was spent on mandela's 90th b'day,. .
gorazo6600 3 years ago
you are funny, you know nothing about politics, first of all stop comparing Ghana to South Africa, it makes no sense because both coutries are on different budget levels, just as you compared Ghana to an Island and you keep missing the point of setting PRORITIES STRAIGHT.
mampee101 3 years ago
amazed i am, who said anything about south africa, i mentioned mandela and you quickly pair it up to south africa, anyway the 90th b'day was celebrated in london, but that was a point i was making to you so you know how vital it is for people to remember their past
gorazo6600 3 years ago
fuck jj,his skinny ass wife and his cute big nose children.his daugther look lik a she -he.l lllolldkjdkdlolddkdd.can any one break ma code
bookbak 4 years ago
idk who da fuck u lookin @ cause it aint JJ Rawlings and his family its probably u and ur family
Ewegurl 3 years ago
Rawlings to an economy as bad as the NPP is leading us into.He survived coups plots that Limmans gov't couldn't have.And He did his best for Ghanaians.Nyimpa ye adze a ....
fantibird 4 years ago
These people did the same thing to Nkrumah.They couldn't stand JJ.Rawlings can even win an election now.He's undisputed like Nkrumah.
fantibird 4 years ago
@fantibird
Doctor Kwame Nkrumah brought so much into Ghana and that's why they couldn't stand him, because he was inspiring us and he sent Ghana into a new dawn of getting us to control our destiny.
Rawlings isn't a hero of Ghana, because he brought misery into our country and as far as I am concerned Rawlings is a wicked man.
Nkrumah all the way for me.
peasah2005 1 year ago
@peasah2005 Buddy am not a Rawlings fan but i can assure that Nkrumah was just as wicked
Charliesonbaahsonsky 5 months ago
u can point the finger of blame all u want but the actual solution is to look past the politics & focus on the actual PEOPLE who must re-unite with the africans in america to form the NEW africa.
SocietysNitemare 4 years ago
The biggest failure of Democracy in Africa is that unsophisticated, illiterate, uninformed and easily influenced citizens can replace those that fully sustain them with others that fully impoverish them.
Impi2 4 years ago
How can you assume that without Rawlings, Ghana wouldn't have gone the way of its neighbors. He was the right man for a difficult time. His wife helped the Makola Market women, he got rid of corrupt leaders who would have assasinated him for thier own greed, he handed over power to a democratic successor, brought water and light to villages and built roads. Please give the brother a break and lets be positive.
soulbrosampson 4 years ago 2
How can YOU assume that a democratically elected president wouldn't have done a better job than a military dictator who committed an act of treason and tore up the country's constitution?
Helped the Makola market women?
No one wanted to assassinate Rawlings, the vast majority of people thought the '79 mutiny was a good thing.
You want me to be grateful that he finally relinquished power after 20 years? Sorry, can't help you!
gbetsatsu 4 years ago
he tore the constitution apart and killed ghanaian enterprise. thriving business owners were rounded up and their assets given to lebanese..WHAT HAPPENED TO TATA BREWRIES? with a good leader it could have been sabmiller..market women were lashed in public and generals were shot for taking 50,000 loans from banks.
nayak33 4 years ago
after 20 years..private enterprises had collapsed, inflation was at 50% we had the lowest savings in africa, 1 week of import cover!! the 20 years of rawlings and any military adventurists are lost decades for Ghana. we had huge industries owned by ghanaians, but he took them away and gave them to lebanese people.please how old are you?
nayak33 4 years ago
As a result of Rawlins Ghana is now the most promising country in all of Africa. Economy, medical care, tourism, international relations all improving. I plan on making it a second home.
soulbrosampson 4 years ago
I think you mean IN SPITE OF Rawlings!
You will never convince me that removing the democratically elected government in 1981 was a good thing for Ghana. NEVER!
gbetsatsu 4 years ago
whatever he couldn't have continued to rule even if he tried. somebody would have assasinate him. I hope he burns in hell.
Ashantequeen 4 years ago
Take a moment to look at his good side. He could have rule and keep killing today and later just like Eyadema of Togo, tranfer power to his Son thereby giving us no chance of reconciliation by many many generations to come. This man promise relinquishing power and he did, something that is not common in the Africas. I do not know any leader who has not killed, sometimes not intentionally though!
lipeme 5 years ago
We should be grateful that he decided to end 20 years of despotic rule?
You be grateful then, I'm still pissed-off!
gbetsatsu 4 years ago
THE No. 1 HYPOCRITE EVER!!! MURDEROUS DRUG ADDICT WHO OVERTHREW AN ELECTED GOVT AND REIGNED IN TERROR FOR 19 YRS. WANTED AT INT. COURT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. 1000's were killed, tortured or fled his brutal regime. Notice the resemblance to Saddam.
rastinchacha7 5 years ago
You are absolutely right, he killed so many people out of jealousy. He was just jealous of rich Akans. Now look at this frustrated bastard talking all day rubbish in TV. Kufuor is the best that could have happened to Ghana. Only retarded northener will vote for NDC. Even if u dont like K4 just look at Ghana the way it improved in terms of infrastructe,econmic growth etc. We are now one of the leading countries in Africa.Rawlings should be imprisoned for the rest of his life
nkanumberone 3 years ago
Rawlings is a fake, a fake people's man, a fake revolutionary (what a joke), a fake patriot and a fake 'soldier'!
Only the vacuous could possibly see anything other than vanity being his primary motivation.
gbetsatsu 5 years ago
Fuck all haterz, he came to save us from the corruption n all its negative sides. Keep doing ya thang, Mr. Ex President Jerry John Rawlings.. We love you
macjay10 5 years ago
I bet you are an ewe, thats why you believe in this murderer!
Ashantequeen 4 years ago
You're obviously an Ashanti bigot!
gbetsatsu 4 years ago
Excuse me? Your mama is the bigot. Go back to Togo where you migrated from the first plac and take JJ Rawlings with you. We don't need you guys and your nagative energy in Ghana!
Ashantequeen 4 years ago
You see what I mean?
You assumed that macjay10 was an Ewe because he supports Rawlings, now you're telling me to 'go back' to Togo!
What has this got to do with nationality and tribal origins?
It's people like you that are the real problem in Africa today.
I don't think Lord Lugard expected that his 'divide and rule' strategy would be tearing Africa apart 100 years later.
Keep your bigoted remarks to yourself, 'bush' woman!
gbetsatsu 4 years ago
Pls,behave.This is all they stand for (ethnocentricism).U did the same to Nkrumah.What a disgrace
fantibird 4 years ago
He does do what he preaches.
kwabenaosei 5 years ago
Dont beleive a word this guy tells you?
Soopafly5838 5 years ago