Pratt Lashes At Rawlings For Insulting Kufuor
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Listen to Kwesi Pratt as he "tackles" Rawlings again for the second time.© Copyright Peacefmonline
Ex-President Jerry Rawlings was today subjected to a barrage of verbal missiles on PEACEFM's KOKROKOO, when his true compañero, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, ripped him apart.
The crust of Mr. Pratt's verbal assault on former President Rawlings, had to do with the alleged insult Mr. Rawlings levelled at former President Kufuor, at a recent meeting of ex-African statesmen in Berlin, Germany.
Whilst Mr. Pratt was categorical and strident in his attacks on ex-President Rawlings, Kofi Adams, the special aide to ex-President Rawlings, was equally loud and sharp in deflecting any attacks on his boss.
An incensed Pratt questioned the moral right of ex-president Rawlings to criticize Presildent Mills' leadership style, when just under 2years of his (Rawlings') administration in 1982; several state-owned enterprises were sold with about 300,000 workers being laid off.
His acerbic attacks seemed to reach fever pitch as he chastised Mr Rawlings for describing former President Kufuor as a “thief”. “I thought you were inviting men of integrity; I didn't know you were inviting thieves like Kufuor,” Ex-President Rawlings is quoted as having said at the meeting in Berlin.
This seems to have infuriated Kofi Adams who sharply cut in to say that Mr. Pratt and others had “grossly misinterpreted” his boss.
Mr. Adams strongly held that Mr. Rawlings never accused ex-President Kufuor of being a “thief” but rather referred to him as “corrupt”.
He also pointed out that it was “unfair for Mr. Pratt to compare the economic situation prevailing in the 80's to the current economic climate,” adding that “the pace at which things develop nowadays through technology is different from that of the 80s.”
Mr Kofi Adams contended that the former President had not erred in voicing out his concerns over how the country is being run.
“What the former President said is not completely different from positions held or comments made regarding Prez Mills' governance style by some other members of the party,” he argued.
Source: John Nyaaba/peacefmonline
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Rawlings himself is a thief
Isaac Mensah-Wood | California-USA (United States) | 9/2/2009 5:14:00 AM
I don't think such words should come out of the mouth of a former president. Whether he said a "thief" or "corrupt" is not right. This shows how uncivilized rawlings is together with his wife who had a court case concrning alleged stolen funds. When there were rumours flying around that rawlings had removed aircraft seats, no one accused him of being a thief. We professionaly accepted that the guy could not just buy sofas and by virtue of his job as a pilot, old and overused aircraft will go a long way in honouring him for a job done. If you don't have anything progressive to say, " JUST SHUT H... UP"
wisdom to Rawlingsand and all
K. Owusu | London-UK (United Kingdom) | 9/2/2009 10:23:00 AM
Is rather unfortunate for a whole former prez to stand before the whole world to insult rather than saying something wise,it speaks of how he is .
Rawlings
Askia Mohammed | NRW-GERMANY (Germany) | 9/2/2009 11:07:00 AM
Mr. issac Mensah wood did i read your comment right,saying Rawlings remove aircraft seat for what? Your comment doesn´t make sence.sorry, but u are a free commentator.tnx
