Where is President Rawlings’s autobiography?

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Tony Aidoo 11 years ago

Great patriot,but you should have listed your own books since "charity begins at home".

Great patriot,but you should have listed your own books since "charity begins at home".
Albert Gbaffar 11 years ago

Myself, Agyeman bio, boagye gyan, alidu gyiwa, agyekum , adabuga did everything and created this frankinstein of a monster, he can only write about his animal farm success,

Myself, Agyeman bio, boagye gyan, alidu gyiwa, agyekum , adabuga did everything and created this frankinstein of a monster, he can only write about his animal farm success,
Kwesi Sakyi 11 years ago

What is preventing you from researching and publishing their biographies if they are not motivated to write, in case they spill the beans on state secrets.

What is preventing you from researching and publishing their biographies if they are not motivated to write, in case they spill the beans on state secrets.
Frank Mensah 11 years ago

Then you don't get to the truth and make speculations. Let Rawlings write his own life history and let's see if he will come out and tell the truth behind the Judges murders, Colonel Enninful and all the other miser's he comm ...
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Then you don't get to the truth and make speculations. Let Rawlings write his own life history and let's see if he will come out and tell the truth behind the Judges murders, Colonel Enninful and all the other miser's he committed.
Ike 11 years ago

Those mentioned who have published, didn't they get people to buy and read? Please let us support good initiative. Keep a precious document in a book and it will never be found by...... Because that is the last place the .... ...
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Those mentioned who have published, didn't they get people to buy and read? Please let us support good initiative. Keep a precious document in a book and it will never be found by...... Because that is the last place the .... Will go and search, reason being that the..... Does not like to read....
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

Kwesi, I think Sodzi-Tettey is making a very important point and the response is not why would he not research and write it for them. It is disturbing that our leaders from politics, industry, education, etc die with all the ...
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Kwesi, I think Sodzi-Tettey is making a very important point and the response is not why would he not research and write it for them. It is disturbing that our leaders from politics, industry, education, etc die with all the knowledge and experience that future generations could have benefited from. I think that is the idea behind the article.

The article has made me wonder why. Probably, our leaders are rich enough after leaving political office and no longer need to earn any additional income, whilst in the developed world, politicians make more money after they leave office, including writing about their political experience, though not all of them need the extra income from the books that they write. In fact, Tony Blair has given the income from his book to his charitable organisation and not for his personal use.
Sam 11 years ago

Hi folks, rawlings has nothing to write about. He is no better than General Acheampong. He is an oppoturnists who used the Ghanaian milatory in the name of REVOLUTION to plunder mother Ghana. Everybody knows that rawlings is ...
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Hi folks, rawlings has nothing to write about. He is no better than General Acheampong. He is an oppoturnists who used the Ghanaian milatory in the name of REVOLUTION to plunder mother Ghana. Everybody knows that rawlings is a thief and no wonder mahama is following his steps. rawlings is a murderer, thief, bully, false pretender, coward and do not fear God. His government gave birth to terany in Ghana and he did not live up to the expectation of what he promised to take Ghana to. Let me give you rawlings picture throughout his 19yeasr of rule. Someone who used the Ghanaian milatary might to plunder the country and deprived its citezens of people who could halt him from looting. The governments of Acheampong/Akuffo was 100 times better than that of rawlings and all the presidents of NDC. What the Ghanaians need is a probe of rawlings not his legacy. You do not need a legacy from a thief and an opportunist. You want accountability and this is what the Ghasnaians are being deprived of, hence the ridging of election result to avoid a government who could trial rawlings. Long live Ghana minus the legacy of jyimi jyimi rawlings.
Kojo T 11 years ago

We lost a lot as our native wisdom and drugs have all got lost as none documented them. Good suggestion. Do you realise we had mid wives and judiciary before the colonialists came in

We lost a lot as our native wisdom and drugs have all got lost as none documented them. Good suggestion. Do you realise we had mid wives and judiciary before the colonialists came in
Ohenenana 11 years ago

Kwesi Sakyi:

Is this your response to such provocative question? Very typical indeed.

Kwesi Sakyi:

Is this your response to such provocative question? Very typical indeed.
asonaba kofi 11 years ago

such a thought provoking article and there is only one comment!let jj or kuffour open their mouths on any issue and there will be over 200 cmments half of them insults. people who were born like you and me but were able to ri ...
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such a thought provoking article and there is only one comment!let jj or kuffour open their mouths on any issue and there will be over 200 cmments half of them insults. people who were born like you and me but were able to rise to the highest office in the land.
Okolo 11 years ago

Book projects are very expensive venture. The hope of patronage in the country you mentioned motivated their leaders to write. How many of us will by and read if they write? Should they write and distribute for free or for sa ...
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Book projects are very expensive venture. The hope of patronage in the country you mentioned motivated their leaders to write. How many of us will by and read if they write? Should they write and distribute for free or for sale? Why have none of the publishing houses in Ghana like Afram Publications, Adwinsa, ect. are not approaching our leaders to help them write? It is simply unprofitable. Even our graduates don't read books nor news as they do listen to radio and watch TV.
Kman 11 years ago

we will be condemned to repeat mistakes all over again. Even those we despise have something useful to say. Otherwise history will always be written by foreigners to make us feel inferior.

we will be condemned to repeat mistakes all over again. Even those we despise have something useful to say. Otherwise history will always be written by foreigners to make us feel inferior.
Paul Amuna 11 years ago

A very good question. Contrast this lack of 'intellectual enterprise' of our leaders across Africa with the Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah who continued to write and publish his works both in, and out of government. And these 'mi ...
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A very good question. Contrast this lack of 'intellectual enterprise' of our leaders across Africa with the Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah who continued to write and publish his works both in, and out of government. And these 'minnows' want to compare themselves to him? And some have the audacity to condemn him when they cannot account even for their stewardship? Quite incredible!
Kweku Boateng Jnr 11 years ago

Nkrumah's best are: Dark Days in Ghana, 1967; Africa Must Unite and Neo-colonilism, the last stage of imperialism, 1965 -this book made the US to speed up his overthrow on 24th February 1966. It is a must read book for those ...
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Nkrumah's best are: Dark Days in Ghana, 1967; Africa Must Unite and Neo-colonilism, the last stage of imperialism, 1965 -this book made the US to speed up his overthrow on 24th February 1966. It is a must read book for those who want to know why Africa is taking several steps backward.
Uncle JH Mensah wrote one of the best booklets on economic planning in Ghana in the 1960s: The relevant of Marxism to Economic Planning in Ghana.
Others who must write are Mohamed Ibn Chambas; Professor HM Bonsu; THE former rector of GIMPA, Chris Atim, Kofi Totobi and Madam Komla Gbedemah.
Abdul Malik Baako has his draft for many years now so is Kwesi Pratt Jnr. And since today is independence day and vosting has just ended in Kenya, may I recommend: Nkrumah's Ghana and East Africa by Opoku Agyemah for your read. You would be proud as a Ghanaian by the bold interventions by Nkrumah and the CPP to make Kenya, Uganda etc independent nations. Forward to writing.
Nyansa 11 years ago

A good piece Dr. For those who are the subject of this article and other great Ghanaian statemen not mentioned in the article please lets read from you. Peace.

A good piece Dr. For those who are the subject of this article and other great Ghanaian statemen not mentioned in the article please lets read from you. Peace.
Kwaku 11 years ago

Charity begins at home. Where is yours?

Charity begins at home. Where is yours?
Danso 11 years ago

That's great what u are saying is true African's don't like to write that's why we do not have any holy book

That's great what u are saying is true African's don't like to write that's why we do not have any holy book
Nana Appiah 11 years ago

Listen, Mr.Sodzi..Tell me Something, Apart from J J Rawlings and Dr Kwame Nkrumah..Which Other president would have anything to write about really??..At least Rawlings will have Something to Write about, from Revolution to th ...
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Listen, Mr.Sodzi..Tell me Something, Apart from J J Rawlings and Dr Kwame Nkrumah..Which Other president would have anything to write about really??..At least Rawlings will have Something to Write about, from Revolution to the meaningful Democracy we are enjoying today..Kufuor will probably write about HIPC, Currency Manipulation, corruption, how his brother became rich in 8yrs,How Ghana became the GateWay for drug Traffickers, Why he Travelled 188 times on tax payers Money..The Hotels, shopping Malls, What he did with all the foreign Aid given to us after HIPC ??? Why was Ministry of finance Set Ablaze?? What he did to all Government Lands?? How many Ghost names were in his government and got Paid?? What is going on with these Soo many Banks in Ghana? Are they getting Audited regularly for money laundering and Fraud..How much taxes Do they Pay??I will be interested in Kufuors Book with Answers...
Ibrahim Hardi 11 years ago

The declaration of Ghana independence by Dr.Kwame Nkrumah some 56 years ago is now coming to a reality.The dress code of the gallant men on the podium on that faithful day was significant in the history of this country,but pe ...
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The declaration of Ghana independence by Dr.Kwame Nkrumah some 56 years ago is now coming to a reality.The dress code of the gallant men on the podium on that faithful day was significant in the history of this country,but people overlooked it.There was a top secret behind that dress code,And president Mahama now represent the symbol of that top secret.President Mahama,the time is now!!!!,leave no stone unturned.
Things Fall Apart 11 years ago

He will be committing sucide if he attempts to embark on this noble adventure which will send him to the firing squad even though we have a civilian Democracy.

He will be committing sucide if he attempts to embark on this noble adventure which will send him to the firing squad even though we have a civilian Democracy.
Kwame 11 years ago

Boakye Gyan is intellectually superior than Rawlings. Rawlings has more lies than truth.

Boakye Gyan is intellectually superior than Rawlings. Rawlings has more lies than truth.
ghanaman 11 years ago

Sodzi-Tettey's article is one of the most poignant pieces on this birthday anniversary of modern Ghana. The author has displayed maturity, objectivity and an impressive depth of analysis. His combination of humor, wit and pun ...
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Sodzi-Tettey's article is one of the most poignant pieces on this birthday anniversary of modern Ghana. The author has displayed maturity, objectivity and an impressive depth of analysis. His combination of humor, wit and pun can hardly be matched. No wonder such adroit contributors as Kofi Atta have all expressed positive comments.
Big Joe - Belaruss, Russia, Ukraine 11 years ago

sodzi tettey hud of u .. thoughtful. its weighs soo much on our legends to set right examples . their inaanility to highlight their services for the nation and the governed may be personal. Perhaps evil outweighs ryt and that ...
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sodzi tettey hud of u .. thoughtful. its weighs soo much on our legends to set right examples . their inaanility to highlight their services for the nation and the governed may be personal. Perhaps evil outweighs ryt and thats the impediments. Yet who lives without evil being mortal . Yets its not late to do so. why not reach out to Rawlings, Kuffour,Mrs. Mills and cooo.We need men to reach them before they die and bury their ideas.
Don Blunt 11 years ago

Can Rawlings Read and write?
How often do illiterates write anything?
Go and be his Ghost Writer

Can Rawlings Read and write?
How often do illiterates write anything?
Go and be his Ghost Writer
mensah abrampa 11 years ago

The writer, Sodzi,makes very interesting comments. Memoirs writing has been a distinguishing hallmark of past presidents the world over who are worth their salt and have a story to tell.
In Ghana those who've already left of ...
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The writer, Sodzi,makes very interesting comments. Memoirs writing has been a distinguishing hallmark of past presidents the world over who are worth their salt and have a story to tell.
In Ghana those who've already left office have nothing to lose and in my opinion would rather endear themselves to ghanaians if they'd document their failures, successes, what they could have done better,unfulfilled dreams and their vision for the future in books.
Unfortunately,here in Ghana we have a very poor reading and writing culture. This can be evidenced from the sorry state of the few public libraries dotted sparsely in Ghana . In July of 1993 whilst on a business trip to South Africa my hosts arranged for a group tour of the University of Johannesborg.I was greatly impressed and delighted but pleasantly surprised that they had their own book publishing and printing division on campus.Back in the day we used to pride ourselves as having the best education system on the continent but libraries unfortunately were never at any time a part of our burgeoning system.
I don't have any record of any of our presidents encouraging a reading culture among the citizenry, especially the youth . Reading and writing are a dynamic duo.You must love reading to develop an appetite for acquiring writing skills. Libraries are just as scarce as cash flow is for the poorest village dwellers in Ghana.Building libraries and encouraging the development of writing and reading skills among the younger generation don't seem to have place on our priority list. Is it then any wonder that our presidents cannot even share their memoirs and thoughts in a book with ghanaians? Perhaps many of them never developed a reading and writing habit anytime in their lives before entering politics.
How can we ever learn from their experiences? This is one of the main reasons why we keep failing as a nation because we have little or nothing to learn from our political leaders past experiences.
Nigerians are more into book writing than their ghanaian counterparts because they realize the possibility of an economic windfall in the book writing business.
What're our political heavyweights going to write about since some of them got to the presidency by a stroke of good fortune, fraud or misjudgement on the part of the electorate? What are they going to write about that would be of any worth to the almost non-existent reading public if their only motivation to become president was to attend to their personal needs or settle some old political scores? Their presidency was never about the people. It was about them, their cronies and sycophantic sympathisers.
Rawlings is a very charismatic and enigmatic personality and to many of his admirers he's a cult figure. His life transformation story would be a thriller to millions of ghanaians but to date no one knows neither his rags to riches story nor his story in its entirety. What is he waiting for or what is he afraid of? Your guess !
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Sodzi, you surely made it sound as if Kwame Nkrumah was able to write because he was goaded into writing by the energetic private secretary of his, Erica Powell. She wasn't around in Conakry to "continuously hound" the Osagye ...
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Sodzi, you surely made it sound as if Kwame Nkrumah was able to write because he was goaded into writing by the energetic private secretary of his, Erica Powell. She wasn't around in Conakry to "continuously hound" the Osagyefo to get busy with his writing. Let's give credit where credit is due - Kwame Nkrumah was the most prolific Ghanaian, (tempted to say African) writers.
Besides, there's one important Ghanaian writer that deserves mentioning - the author of The Mind of Africa, William E. Abraham (Kwadwo Abraham)
Tackie Tawiah. 11 years ago

Good comment Sodzi but what is the point that will stimulate. Remember the coup d'état in February 1966 when Afrifa and the UP/PP(Mate mehu) gangs indiscriminately and without the sense of responsibility eradicated every lit ...
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Good comment Sodzi but what is the point that will stimulate. Remember the coup d'état in February 1966 when Afrifa and the UP/PP(Mate mehu) gangs indiscriminately and without the sense of responsibility eradicated every literature about Nkrumah. The little political minds of Afrifa, Busia, Victor Owusu R.R. Amponsa etc. did not understand ' Nkrumah Never Dies'. They were just out to destroy Nkrumah and had no sense of the future education of the younger/upcoming generations. Even the history of Adolph Hitler can be found in the archives of many top Universities or places of learning and this an advancement in all social constructs.
King Asante-Yeboa 11 years ago

YOU HAVE SPOKEN WISDOM. I HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE A TURNING POINT. POINT TO NOTE: MANY, IF NOT MOST, GHANAIANS ARE IMMERSED IN SPIRITUAL AND/OR ESOTERIC FANATICISM. WHAT INTERESTS SUCH A GROUP IS NOT THE BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/EXPER ...
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YOU HAVE SPOKEN WISDOM. I HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE A TURNING POINT. POINT TO NOTE: MANY, IF NOT MOST, GHANAIANS ARE IMMERSED IN SPIRITUAL AND/OR ESOTERIC FANATICISM. WHAT INTERESTS SUCH A GROUP IS NOT THE BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/EXPERIENCE YOU ARE ASKING, THOUGH SUCH COULD HELP GHANA AND AFRICA ADVANCE. THEY RATHER NEED AN IDEA, OR A BOOK THAT PROMISES SOME MAGICAL PROGRESS. HISTORY HAS PROVED THAT SUCH A THOUGHT OR BELIEF IS UTOPIAN. HOW DO GHANAIANS, AND AFRICANS GENERALLY, OVERCOME THIS?

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