Samia Nkrumah mourns JJ Rawlings
Samia Nkrumah, daughter of the first president of Ghana has mourned the late former president Jerry John Rawlings. In a Facebook post, she wrote: “My sincere and deepest sympathies to Madam Nana Konadu, Hon. Zanetor, and the entire family of President Rawlings. Like many Ghanaians I was shocked to learn about JJ’s passing. Only a…
Samia Nkrumah, daughter of the first president of Ghana has mourned the late former president Jerry John Rawlings.
In a Facebook post, she wrote:
“My sincere and deepest sympathies to Madam Nana Konadu, Hon. Zanetor, and the entire family of President Rawlings.
Like many Ghanaians I was shocked to learn about JJ’s passing. Only a few weeks ago we rallied around him at his mother’s funeral.
While I understood that our former president was not an Nkrumaist, this never stood between us. He was always gentle with me and consistently encouraging. It is sad to see him go.
While I disagree with some of the political and economic decisions President Rawlings made, he was and remains a Ghanaian national symbol and he made us proud here in Africa and all over the world with his charisma and outspokenness.
My greatest wish is to see Ghanaians and Africans unite and use the pain of our past to push forward with rapid and innovative development.
R.I.P JJ”
