Mahama led a corrupt regime – Rawlings

       Former President John Mahama

Former President Jerry Rawlings has revealed that the current New
Patriotic Party (NPP) administration inherited corruption at its
worst from the previous Mahama administration.
According to him, when President Akufo-Addo took over from the
erstwhile John Mahama administration in 2017, the country was
already drowning in practice of corruption with impunity.
“By the time this administration came into office, the country was
literally drowning in the practice of corruption with impunity. This
administration has therefore inherited national corruption at its
worst,” Mr. Rawlings stated.
Former President Rawlings, who gave cold shoulder to some
people at the state dinner held in honour of the visiting British
Royal couple- Prince Charles and Lady Camilla, made the remarks
when he received a delegation of political leaders from Sierra
Leone, led by former Vice-President, Chief Sam-Sumana.
The former President in the past expressed disgust about the level
of corruption in the previous Mahama administration, criticizing the
members for putting their interests first.

Since the NDC lost the 2016 general elections, the ex-president has
criticized the leadership of the party for engaging in various acts of
corruption, including vote-buying in internal NDC elections.
This has pitched him against some elements in the party, who are
not satisfied with his public criticism of the leadership of the party.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has been at the receiving
end of most of his bashing in recent times.
Speaking at the June 4 Revolutionary lecture series at the National
Theatre in May, this year, Mr. Rawlings indicated that there are
acts committed by members of the NDC while in power that he has
not revealed.
He described members of the party as greedy and selfish, saying
they are part of the reason for the ‘poverty’ in Ghana today.

Speaking to the delegates that visited him over the weekend, Mr.
Rawlings disclosed that governments that fail to punish corrupt
officials provide a favourable climate for crime to thrive.
He explained that some administrations, which found the integrity
level of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) too high
and intimidating, corrupted “some of our national institutions in
order to survive.”
Former President Rawlings told his guests that the 31st December
Revolution brought the best out of the people despite several
efforts by Western powers to derail the process, including the
deportation of 1 million Ghanaians from Nigeria under the
leadership of Shehu Shagari.
He indicated that “the current government owes its own survival to
the anti-corruption crusade.”
Former President Rawlings, therefore, called on citizens to help the
government fight corruption since government alone cannot
succeed in doing so.

The former Vice-President of Sierra Leone said the group
recognizes the ideals of former President Rawlings who wants to
see a better Africa.
He said Mr. Rawlings served as the foundation for the renewed
development of Ghana after the demise of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
“We look up to you as a role model because of the peace and
stability you brought not only to Ghana, but also Sierra Leone and
Liberia during your tenure as head of state,” Chief Sam-Sumana
said.