Tag: Jerry Rawlings
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Why I will forever be indebted to Jerry Rawlings – Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he would forever be indebted to late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings. Obasanjo made the revelation in a condolence message to the family of Rawlings and people of Ghana over the death of Rawlings. He said it was Rawlings who housed the staff of…
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Buhari mourns ex-President Jerry Rawlings
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over passing of the country’s former President, Jerry Rawlings, aged 73. In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari affirmed that the entire African continent would sorely miss the sterling…
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BREAKING: Covid-19 kills Ghana’s former president, Jerry Rawlings
Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana reportedly died from complications of COVID-19. He died on Thursday afternoon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Born on 22 June 1947-12 November, 2020)was a former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in…
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Corruption has gripped Nigeria too deep – Jerry Rawlings
Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings has said rather than blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the hardship currently faced in the country, Nigerians should blame the depth and extent to which corruption has gripped the country. Rawlings made this known over the weekend during a courtesy call on him by a group of actors…