AND HE SPOKE

Thirty-two (32) years down the line The Honorable Ex-President Rawlings still screams out to be an ardent and passionate adherent to the principle of 'probity and accountability.' Reading about what ensued on June 4, 2011 in Kumasi has filled my heart with such amusement. No wonder the nation is always agog when HE PLANS TO SPEAK. Does not being at the helm of affairs agitate him so much? I strongly believe he misses those days when he could order people around. Those days that the sound of his name spoke fear to the hearts of some and merry to others.

The reason for the success of the June 4 Revolution in 1979 was because the general populace were tired of the stench of corruption that had infested the nation. The whooping support enjoyed by the Flt. Lt. Rawlings and AFRC at the time was partially because of his charisma and what he promised to rid the country off (corruption perpetuated by SMC II). I will say that after this all this while, one thing still seems to be intact, he is full of charisma. However, he is cowardly, not in words, but in action.

After ruling the country for 19 years, the ex-president covered his tracks with an indemnity clause in the constitution of the country. What kind of coward preaches probity and accountability and hides behind an indemnity clause. Any time I hear him speak of corruption my heart becomes filled with laughter. Haven't we all heard about the Mabey and Johnson case? If the ex-president feels that some members of the erstwhile NPP government are guilty of corruption and he has evidence, it is his duty as a citizen of this beloved country to report such crimes and show evidence. May be he wants a vendetta for his wife. Sorry Jerry, not this time.

Wanted to write more but I THINK THIS IS ABOUT ENOUGH. LISTENING TO HIS SPEEC H AND I AM STILL AMUSED. HAHAHAA I LOVE HIS CHARISMA.