Founder of the National Democratic Congress, and former President Jerry John Rawlings, has sought to explain the reasons for the fallout in his relationship with the late President Atta Mills, suggesting the late law professor by his actions undermined him and his family.
In an interview with Accra-based GHOne TV, the former President, who became an avowed critic of the late President until his shocking demise, explained that he had issues with him [Atta Mills] because the late President appointed officials who undermined him and his family.
A Former Interior Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi constituency in the Northern Region Malik Alhassan Yakubu has described the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey as a Marshall in the field.He indicates that the demised party stalwart though was a Christian had a Muslim heart to the extent that Muslims brothers including him tried convincing him to convert into Islam.According to him, he worked tirelessly to ensure that his contributions as head of communications, inured to the benefit of the party in its formative years indicating that his death is a big loss to Danquah-Busia-Dombo Tradition.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says the need for a change in government during the upcoming November general elections is much more crucial for Ghanaians than it was in the year 2000.
According to him, what has made the need for change very pressing is the fact that despite the availability of resources such as the oil find in commercial quantities, the economy remains weak due to the mismanagement of the Mahama led government.
