'Ghanaians are tired of Rawling's accusations'

THE Office of former President J.A. Kufuor has challenged former President J.J. Rawlings to come out with any proof of corruption against Mr Kufuor or forever hold his peace.
Reacting to accusations of corruption made by former President Rawlings against former President Kufuor at the June 4 commemoration held in Kumasi last Saturday, the Spokesperson for former President Kufuor, Mr Frank Agyekum, said Ghanaians were tired of the persistent accusations by former President Rawlings against everybody except himself.
“If President Rawlings has any proof that President Kufuor stole money while in office, he should come out with the facts for all to hear. He cannot continue to throw allegations around without coming out with any proof,” he stated.
Mr Agyekum pointed out that former President Kufuor served the nation diligently with all his heart and mind and, therefore, it was unfortunate for former President Rawlings to persistently accuse Mr Kufuor at the least opportunity.
He said during his eight-year tenure as Head of State, President Kufuor was accountable to the people and also put in place many measures to check corruption among his appointees, an action which needed to be commended.
On whether former President Kufuor was disturbed by the negative utterances from former President Rawlings against his personality and his government, Mr Agyekum said President Kufuor was not bothered, noting that due to his good stewardship as President of Ghana, although he was out of office, he continued to be recognised globally and often given the opportunity to serve humanity in varied ways.
He described President Rawlings’s attitude as irresponsible and called on all Ghanaians to condemn it outright.
On media reports of an invitation by Friends of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings (FONKAR) to former President Kufuor to attend the commemoration of June 4, Mr Agyekum said no such invitation got to the Office of the former President.
He stated that even if he (Kufuor) had been invited, he would not have attended the event because he did not believe in the ideals of the uprising.
He said those who went public with the story about the invitation told a lie because nothing like that took place.
During the commemoration of June 4 in Kumasi, former President Rawlings once again accused former President Kufuor of looting the nation’s coffers during his eight-year rule of the country.
Former Rawlings has consistently accused former President Kufuor and his government of being corrupt.
On a platform in Kumasi last Saturday, the founder of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), who is also the longest-serving leader of the country, stated that Mr Kufuor, together with his appointees, illegally amassed wealth by stealing from the state.
He said because the money former President Kufuor stole was so huge, he still had enough to enable him to make a president for the country.
He alleged that former President Kufuor was capable of using his money to influence the outcome of elections in the country, adding that the immediate past President was a threat to Ghana’s democracy.