SO WHAT KILLED J.J. RAWLINGS?
BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU,NOBEL LAUREATE
……………………………………..COMBAT READY AIRMAN DIES SO SUDDENLY
………………………………………..NANA KONADU,WIFE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY IN GHANA NEXT MONTH
…………………………………………GLOBAL POLITY IN SHOCK
…………………………………………..NANA AKUFFO-ADDO WAS A TOUGH POLITICAL RIVAL
………………………………………………..ENTIRE GLOBE MOURN PROMINENT REVOLUTIONARY
………………………………………………RAWLINGS ,BURIED HIS MOTHER ONLY RECENTLY
He was a highly charismatic figure in the global political realm, witty, sharp ,handsome, Jerry John Rawlings was hugely respected for his revolutionary and socialist ideals.
He had a dream and this was to rid his nation ,The Republic of Ghana of its endemic disease ,corruption and this script he followed to the very end and due to his culture of hard work and crave for excellence Ghana became the barometer for measuring African democracies .
In the course of his pilgrimage at this side of the divide ,the deeply baritone voiced half caste had an army of admirers ,friends, critics, aside from people who became a perennial part of a hate group due to opposition to his radical nature and administrative policies.
His was a life of selfless service done to mankind with many in an agreement that he was of a kindred spirit with the likes of Che Guevera,Luis Cabral, Amilcar Cabral, Fidel Castro, Muritala Ramat Mohammed, Thomas Sankara , Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, The Dalai Lama[Buddhist Mon and leader, Paul Kagame,Joseph Garang,Samora Machel,Augustino Neto ,Gamal Nasser ,Hugo Chavez amongst so many other revolutionary figures globally.
Former President John Kufour of Ghana while expressing regrets at the death of J.J.Rawlings recalled that any disagreement they had in the past was due to issues bothering on services to the nation and was nothing personal ,adding that the death of the retired airman came to him and members of his family as a thunderbolt…The News office Desk of The E.N.M.Paedia Express Multimedia Group of Lagos,Nigeria can confirm seeing the soldier in his private home in Accra,Ghana about a month ago when the Standard bearer of Ghana Union Movement [G.U.M] ,Pastor Christian Andrews better known as Osofo Ayiri Abosom,a clergy who likes to see himself in the mould of a Kwame Nkrumah ,paid him a courtesy call while at the same time giving him a gift of a souvenir and he was in such a high spirit at the time and did not betray death lurking in the shadows ..
Family sources also disclosed that his mother had recently just passed on and was buried after a funeral ceremony celebrating her life in the last one month and the retired Airforce pilot turned politician did not betray any form of sickness neither was he known to have been bedridden for long .
Many found it very strange at his sudden death as it was not even known to the general public that he was sick let alone dying after been hospitalized for a whole week at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra,Ghana .
However, analysts are quick to pint at the fact that due to his style of governance perhaps his enemies might have actually paid to get him silenced while he was in hospital receiving medical treatment but this is just an unproven hypothesis and such could be disregarded .
As at press time ,not less than three different opinions had spoken to this reporter and belonged to this school of thought that thinks ,perhaps Rawlings was forcefully checked out..
On the other hand , only his autopsy if made available to the press by the immediate family and if the wife and mother of the nation ,Mrs Nana Konadu Agymang Rawlings can give a graphic detail or accounts of what took place which hence will make stakeholders to bury the conspiracy theories about the death of the foremost Pan African soldier and statesman…
In a related issue,as part of efforts geared towards celebrating the life and times of one time Ghanaian Head of State and its 4th republic democratically elected President ,Jerry John Rawlings ,the duo of Paedia Express and Kaftan Television have both agreed to shoot to produce a documentary to celebrate The Pan African revolutionary and statesman .
Better known as J.J.Rawlings ,the retired Air Force pilot was reported dead on the 12 th of November,2020 at around 10:00A.M. local time at the highly respected Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra,Ghana due to what was termed by multiple sources as Covid-19 related complications upon being hospitalized …at same place a week earlier..
Family relatives amongst which includes the head of the Rawlings Clan and his four surviving children were seen at The Castle Osu in Accra,Ghana ,the seat of power where the delegation had gone as a team to break the news of the death of the titan to President Nana Akuffo-Addo ,The Chief mourner and seating President…
Ms Zanettor Rawlings while speaking on behalf of her siblings said that they have accepted the tragic incident as the will of God as nobody can stop death when it will come ,noting that the family was however elated that their late father gave his mother a befitting burial before he passed on .
Akuffo-Addo while clearing the air on what was a tragic development not just in Ghana but in all of Africa and elsewhere globally amongst people of goodwill noted that though he had always had a very tempestuous relationship with the deceased due to political differences but not withstanding he will ensure that he was given a state burial deservedly for somebody who once occupied the highest office in Ghana.
Former First lady and now Presidential candidate , Mrs Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings was noticeably a key absentee at the briefing at The Presidential Palace in Accra,The Castle Osu…
Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings ,once a combat ready air force pilot first shot to global acclaim in May,1979 when he led some other young officers with equally revolutionary inclination to booting out the then Head of State,General Fredrick Williams Kwasi Akuffo.
In this coup ,he had experienced failure and was even been court martial led with his fellow coupists but unknown to the government of the day ,Rawlings had a master plan.
The master plan became much more pronounced when another group struck couple of weeks later and freed Rawlings from his captors and the rest they say is history…
He became an immortal in global geo –politics when shortly after assuming the reins of power ,six eminent Ghanaians amongst which includes three Former Heads of States were charged for corruption and publicly executed thus helping in no small way to bringing about a sanity in Ghana till date in the field of transparency ,corporate governance and accountability .
A Ghanaian in the diaspora ,Mr Yakubu Moro whose interview with Euro news was monitored by the E.N.M.Paedia Express Multimedia Group of Lagos,Nigeria lamented the sudden death of the soldier turned politician saying the whole of Ghana and Africa was going to miss him sorely for his forthright nature ,hardwork, loyalty, diligence and all round patriotism to the Republic of Ghana.
Traders interviewed by Joy News television at the Rawlings Park in Makola Market in Accra,Ghana were shell shocked at the news to say the least as the viral effect of the report suggested a case of Tsunami or some earthquake politically.
Expectedly as with this kind of situations ,condolence registers have being opened at virtually every Ghanaian private and public offices globally as the nation grieves the loss of her most prominent son after its founder ,The Late Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah ,Ghana’s Founding President…
Analysts say he could have died of a case of sudden heart failure due to his age and perhaps an underlying health situation which does not really have to be terminal..
It was reliably gathered that the Late President Jerry John Rawlings was actually writing a yet to be published biography or memoir on his life before his demise .
Despite being in power for at least 28 years and a half ,the son of a Scottish father and Ghanaian mother was well known and respected for his modesty and self discipline.
In a related issue,the frosty relationship between Nigeria and Ghana continued during the week ,it would be recalled that Ghana had scored a bulls eye when it announced that every foreign investor would need to deposit a sum of a million dollars to them before they are allowed to trade in the land ,a move several commentators knew was targeted at Nigerians .
Not done yet ,the Nigerian consulate in Accra,Ghana recently also gave way to an unauthorized piece of demolition .
As the to and from diplomatic brick bats between both nations continued under the direct supervision of Muhammadu Buhari as President of Nigeria analysts fear that the nations centuries old friendly pact with the former Gold coast could be seriously under threat.
In a related development ,The National Democratic Congress [N.D.C] which J.J.Rawlings founded have since declared that they will not allow their founder to pass on without paying him appropriate tribute and honor deserving of his status and contributions to mankind and was monitored via XYZ television ,Accra,Ghana through the Honourable Hudu Yahaya ,the Former scribe of the NDC ,who had gone down the memory lane to recall the deceased love and contributions to the growth and welfare of the people of Northern Ghana .
Ex President John Dramani Mahama was also seen with party officials as they tried to put head together on way forward as it regards the funeral ceremony of the departed leader.
As at 6:00 P.M. local time in Lagos,Nigeria ,Ghanaians in their hundreds had gathered at the Kwame Nkrumah Water Garden,Accra,Ghana as they held a day of tributes and an all night of vigil for the departed and much loved Ghanaian leader
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