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A confidant of late President Jerry John Rawlings, Group Captain Richard Fordjour (Rtd.), has revealed that the late former president felt betrayed during his last days on earth by those he worked with and had trusted.
Group Captain Fordjour (Rtd.), speaking at a vigil held in memory of late Mr. Jerry Rawlings at the Air Force Base in Accra, said the final nail into Rawlings’ coffin was the release of Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi’s book titled, “Working with Rawlings.”
The book, which he said was very critical of the late president, was authored by Prof. Kwamene Ahwoi who served under Rawlings as Secretary for Local Government and later Minister for Local Government.
The book he noted detailed experiences of those who worked with Rawlings, a former military leader who later became an elected head of State.
The book described the former Ghanaian leader as someone who always intimidated his subordinates.
Professor Ahwoi described the former president as “A divisive leader who is incapable of keeping and sustaining friends.”
“Oftentimes, he would feign disinterest and be looking through the window or playing with his toy planes,” the former minister wrote on page 232 of his, “Working with Rawlings” book.
Professor Ahwoi also on the same page said that the former president, “Did not understand many of the very technical issues” tabled at cabinet meetings, a weakness which led him to engage in activities that were not part of such discussions.
Reflecting on those matters, Group Captain Richard Fordjour (Rtd.) said while remembering his last encounter with Rawlings: “In his last days, he [Rawlings] died betrayed. That book, that was and the response that came from those he worked with, really hit him very hard. We did our best to restrain him from responding but it was a big blow to him.”
He further stated that the release of the controversial Ahwoi book, coupled with the death of Rawlings’ mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui – both events occurring close to each other in 2020 – were a big blow to Rawlings.
“Given the benefit of hindsight, his latter days [were] not his best, apart from the medical condition that got deteriorated,” Group Captain Fordjour stressed.
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Source: www.frontpageghana.com & Ghanaweb
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