Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says history would give the late Jerry John Rawlings a balanced place in the annals of Ghana’s democracy.
In a statement issued Friday, John Agyekum Kufuor recounted the tension that surrounded the transition when he won the 2000 election which JJ Rawlings was to hand over power to him on January 7, 2020.
He said, despite reservations by the former President, he ensured a smooth transition which earned him a legacy of contributing to the sustenance of democratic governance in Ghana.
He expressed condolence on behalf of his family to the bereaved family of the late Jerry John Rawlings.
Death of JJ Rawlings
Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings died in the early hours of Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Sources claim he died from Covid-19 believed to have contracted during the funeral rite of his late Mother Madam Victoria Agbotui in October 2020.
Madam Agbotui died at the age of 101.
Jerry John Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947.
JJ Rawlings affectionately called Papa-J was a charismatic military leader and subsequently became a politician who ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001 and also a brief period in 1979.
He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as democratically elected President of Ghana.
Many Ghanaians have taken to social media to mourn the former President who is the founder of the largest Opposition party the National Democratic Congress, NDC.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
